Q: Is 231,001,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,001,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,001,121 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 231001121 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 193 299 2,509 4,003 4,439 52,039 57,707 92,069 772,579 1,196,897 10,043,527 17,769,317 and 231,001,121, with no remainder.

Since 231,001,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,001,121, 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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