Q: Is 131,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,472 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 131472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 83 88 99 132 144 166 176 198 249 264 332 396 498 528 664 747 792 913 996 1,328 1,494 1,584 1,826 1,992 2,739 2,988 3,652 3,984 5,478 5,976 7,304 8,217 10,956 11,952 14,608 16,434 21,912 32,868 43,824 65,736 and 131,472, with no remainder.

Since 131,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,472, 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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