Q: Is 131,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 131,742 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 131742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 563 1,126 1,689 3,378 5,067 7,319 10,134 14,638 21,957 43,914 65,871 and 131,742, with no remainder.
Since 131,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,742, it is not a prime number.