Q: Is 231,003,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,003,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,003,321 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 231003321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 111 653 1,959 3,187 9,561 24,161 72,483 117,919 353,757 2,081,111 6,243,333 77,001,107 and 231,003,321, with no remainder.

Since 231,003,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,003,321, 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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