Q: Is 123,132,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,132,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,132,231 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 123132231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 81 87 101 173 243 261 303 519 783 909 1,557 2,349 2,727 2,929 4,671 5,017 7,047 8,181 8,787 14,013 15,051 17,473 24,543 26,361 42,039 45,153 52,419 79,083 135,459 157,257 237,249 406,377 471,771 506,717 711,747 1,219,131 1,415,313 1,520,151 4,245,939 4,560,453 13,681,359 41,044,077 and 123,132,231, with no remainder.

Since 123,132,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,132,231, 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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