Q: Is 123,200,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,200,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,200,231 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 123200231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 31 77 217 341 2,387 51,613 361,291 567,743 1,600,003 3,974,201 11,200,021 17,600,033 and 123,200,231, with no remainder.

Since 123,200,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,200,231, 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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