Q: Is 131,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,508 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 131508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 281 468 562 843 1,124 1,686 2,529 3,372 3,653 5,058 7,306 10,116 10,959 14,612 21,918 32,877 43,836 65,754 and 131,508, with no remainder.

Since 131,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,508, it is not a prime number.


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