Q: Is 231,006,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,006,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,006,022 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 231006022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 74 481 962 240,131 480,262 3,121,703 6,243,406 8,884,847 17,769,694 115,503,011 and 231,006,022, with no remainder.

Since 231,006,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,006,022, 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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