Q: Is 131,796 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,796 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,796 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 131796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 523 1,046 1,569 2,092 3,138 3,661 4,707 6,276 7,322 9,414 10,983 14,644 18,828 21,966 32,949 43,932 65,898 and 131,796, with no remainder.

Since 131,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,796, it is not a prime number.


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