Q: Is 131,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,300 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 131300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 101 130 202 260 325 404 505 650 1,010 1,300 1,313 2,020 2,525 2,626 5,050 5,252 6,565 10,100 13,130 26,260 32,825 65,650 and 131,300, with no remainder.

Since 131,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,300, 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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