Q: Is 131,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 131,988 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 131988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 647 1,294 1,941 2,588 3,882 7,764 10,999 21,998 32,997 43,996 65,994 and 131,988, with no remainder.
Since 131,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,988, it is not a prime number.