Q: Is 131,640 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,640 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,640 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 131640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,097 2,194 3,291 4,388 5,485 6,582 8,776 10,970 13,164 16,455 21,940 26,328 32,910 43,880 65,820 and 131,640, with no remainder.

Since 131,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,640, 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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