Q: Is 131,724 a Prime Number?
A: No, 131,724 is 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 131724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 3,659 7,318 10,977 14,636 21,954 32,931 43,908 65,862 and 131,724, with no remainder.
Since 131,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,724, it is not a prime number.