Q: Is 231,003,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,003,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,003,324 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 231003324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 6,416,759 12,833,518 19,250,277 25,667,036 38,500,554 57,750,831 77,001,108 115,501,662 and 231,003,324, with no remainder.

Since 231,003,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,003,324, 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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