Q: Is 104,214,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,214,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,214,231 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 104214231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 647 1,627 1,941 4,881 5,823 7,117 14,643 17,897 21,351 53,691 64,053 161,073 1,052,669 3,158,007 9,474,021 11,579,359 34,738,077 and 104,214,231, with no remainder.

Since 104,214,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,214,231, 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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