Q: Is 103,134,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 103,134,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 103,134,231 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 103134231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 101 207 303 909 2,323 4,933 6,969 14,799 20,907 44,397 113,459 340,377 498,233 1,021,131 1,494,699 4,484,097 11,459,359 34,378,077 and 103,134,231, with no remainder.

Since 103,134,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,134,231, 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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