Q: Is 131,949 a Prime Number?

A: No, 131,949 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,949 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 131949 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 181 243 543 729 1,629 4,887 14,661 43,983 and 131,949, with no remainder.

Since 131,949 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,949, it is not a prime number.

Number	131,947	131,948	131,950	131,951
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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