Q: Is 131,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,940 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 131940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 733 1,466 2,199 2,932 3,665 4,398 6,597 7,330 8,796 10,995 13,194 14,660 21,990 26,388 32,985 43,980 65,970 and 131,940, with no remainder.

Since 131,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,940, it is not a prime number.


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