Q: Is 131,542,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,542,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,542,702 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 131542702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 1,831 2,113 3,662 4,226 31,127 35,921 62,254 71,842 3,868,903 7,737,806 65,771,351 and 131,542,702, with no remainder.

Since 131,542,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,542,702, 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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