Q: Is 231,003,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,003,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,003,241 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 231003241 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 181 203 1,267 5,249 6,287 36,743 44,009 182,323 1,137,947 1,276,261 7,965,629 33,000,463 and 231,003,241, with no remainder.

Since 231,003,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,003,241, 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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