Q: Is 132,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 132,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 132,496 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 132496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 49 52 56 91 98 104 112 169 182 196 208 338 364 392 637 676 728 784 1,183 1,274 1,352 1,456 2,366 2,548 2,704 4,732 5,096 8,281 9,464 10,192 16,562 18,928 33,124 66,248 and 132,496, with no remainder.

Since 132,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 132,496, 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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