Q: Is 121,242,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,242,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,242,231 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 121242231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 408,223 1,224,669 3,674,007 4,490,453 11,022,021 13,471,359 40,414,077 and 121,242,231, with no remainder.

Since 121,242,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,242,231, 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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