Q: Is 104,104,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,104,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,104,231 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 104104231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 31 77 217 341 2,387 43,613 305,291 479,743 1,352,003 3,358,201 9,464,021 14,872,033 and 104,104,231, with no remainder.

Since 104,104,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,104,231, 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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