Q: Is 131,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,898 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 131898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 38 39 57 78 89 114 178 247 267 494 534 741 1,157 1,482 1,691 2,314 3,382 3,471 5,073 6,942 10,146 21,983 43,966 65,949 and 131,898, with no remainder.

Since 131,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,898, it is not a prime number.


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