Q: Is 102,102,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,102,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,102,231 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 102102231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 49 77 147 231 233 271 539 699 813 1,617 1,631 1,897 2,563 2,981 4,893 5,691 7,689 8,943 11,417 13,279 17,941 20,867 34,251 39,837 53,823 62,601 63,143 125,587 146,069 189,429 376,761 438,207 442,001 694,573 1,326,003 2,083,719 3,094,007 4,862,011 9,282,021 14,586,033 34,034,077 and 102,102,231, with no remainder.

Since 102,102,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,102,231, 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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