Q: Is 131,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,744 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 131744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 92 179 184 358 368 716 736 1,432 2,864 4,117 5,728 8,234 16,468 32,936 65,872 and 131,744, with no remainder.

Since 131,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,744, it is not a prime number.


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