Q: Is 131,721,646 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,721,646 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,721,646 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 131721646 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 997 1,994 6,979 9,437 13,958 18,874 66,059 132,118 9,408,689 18,817,378 65,860,823 and 131,721,646, with no remainder.

Since 131,721,646 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,721,646, 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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