Q: Is 131,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,840 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 131840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 103 128 160 206 256 320 412 515 640 824 1,030 1,280 1,648 2,060 3,296 4,120 6,592 8,240 13,184 16,480 26,368 32,960 65,920 and 131,840, with no remainder.

Since 131,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,840, it is not a prime number.


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