Q: Is 132,000,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,000,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,000,008 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 132000008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 163 326 652 1,141 1,304 2,282 4,564 9,128 14,461 28,922 57,844 101,227 115,688 202,454 404,908 809,816 2,357,143 4,714,286 9,428,572 16,500,001 18,857,144 33,000,002 66,000,004 and 132,000,008, with no remainder.

Since 132,000,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,000,008, 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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