Q: Is 231,000,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,000,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,000,423 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 231000423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 463 1,389 8,753 8,797 26,259 26,391 166,307 498,921 4,052,639 12,157,917 77,000,141 and 231,000,423, with no remainder.

Since 231,000,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,000,423, 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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