Q: Is 131,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 131,979 is 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 131979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 37 41 87 111 123 1,073 1,189 1,517 3,219 3,567 4,551 43,993 and 131,979, with no remainder.
Since 131,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,979, it is not a prime number.