Q: Is 131,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,720 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 131720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 37 40 74 89 148 178 185 296 356 370 445 712 740 890 1,480 1,780 3,293 3,560 6,586 13,172 16,465 26,344 32,930 65,860 and 131,720, with no remainder.

Since 131,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,720, 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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