Q: Is 131,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,664 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 131664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 211 312 422 624 633 844 1,266 1,688 2,532 2,743 3,376 5,064 5,486 8,229 10,128 10,972 16,458 21,944 32,916 43,888 65,832 and 131,664, with no remainder.

Since 131,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,664, it is not a prime number.


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