Q: Is 23,100,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,100,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,100,231 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 23100231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 121 231 363 847 2,541 9,091 27,273 63,637 100,001 190,911 300,003 700,007 1,100,011 2,100,021 3,300,033 7,700,077 and 23,100,231, with no remainder.

Since 23,100,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,100,231, 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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