Q: Is 131,431,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,431,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,431,506 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 131431506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 706,621 1,413,242 2,119,863 4,239,726 21,905,251 43,810,502 65,715,753 and 131,431,506, with no remainder.

Since 131,431,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,431,506, 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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