Q: Is 132,231,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,231,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,231,659 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 132231659 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 133 523 1,901 3,661 9,937 13,307 36,119 69,559 252,833 994,223 6,959,561 18,890,237 and 132,231,659, with no remainder.

Since 132,231,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,231,659, 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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