Q: Is 131,540,249 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,540,249 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,540,249 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 131540249 can be evenly divided by 1 19 113 197 311 2,147 3,743 5,909 22,261 35,143 61,267 422,959 667,717 1,164,073 6,923,171 and 131,540,249, with no remainder.

Since 131,540,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,540,249, 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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