Q: Is 131,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,852 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 131852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 277 476 554 1,108 1,939 3,878 4,709 7,756 9,418 18,836 32,963 65,926 and 131,852, with no remainder.

Since 131,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,852, it is not a prime number.


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