Q: Is 131,431,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,431,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,431,503 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 131431503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 1,597 3,919 4,791 11,179 11,757 27,433 33,537 82,299 6,258,643 18,775,929 43,810,501 and 131,431,503, with no remainder.

Since 131,431,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,431,503, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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