Q: Is 230,721,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 230,721,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 230,721,162 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 230721162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,493,361 10,986,722 16,480,083 32,960,166 38,453,527 76,907,054 115,360,581 and 230,721,162, with no remainder.

Since 230,721,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,721,162, 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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