Q: Is 131,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,740 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 131740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 941 1,882 3,764 4,705 6,587 9,410 13,174 18,820 26,348 32,935 65,870 and 131,740, with no remainder.

Since 131,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,740, it is not a prime number.


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