Q: Is 131,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 131,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 131,968 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 131968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 1,031 2,062 4,124 8,248 16,496 32,992 65,984 and 131,968, with no remainder.

Since 131,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 131,968, it is not a prime number.


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