Q: Is 11,231,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,231,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,231,988 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 11231988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 935,999 1,871,998 2,807,997 3,743,996 5,615,994 and 11,231,988, with no remainder.

Since 11,231,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,231,988, 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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