Q: Is 131,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,985 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 131985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 315 419 1,257 2,095 2,933 3,771 6,285 8,799 14,665 18,855 26,397 43,995 and 131,985, with no remainder.

Since 131,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,985, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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