Q: Is 131,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,760 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 131760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 61 72 80 90 108 120 122 135 144 180 183 216 240 244 270 305 360 366 432 488 540 549 610 720 732 915 976 1,080 1,098 1,220 1,464 1,647 1,830 2,160 2,196 2,440 2,745 2,928 3,294 3,660 4,392 4,880 5,490 6,588 7,320 8,235 8,784 10,980 13,176 14,640 16,470 21,960 26,352 32,940 43,920 65,880 and 131,760, with no remainder.

Since 131,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,760, it is not a prime number.


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