Q: Is 113,241,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 113,241,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 113,241,231 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 113241231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 53 129 159 387 477 2,279 5,521 6,837 16,563 20,511 49,689 237,403 292,613 712,209 877,839 2,136,627 2,633,517 12,582,359 37,747,077 and 113,241,231, with no remainder.

Since 113,241,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 113,241,231, 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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