Q: Is 231,010,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,010,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,010,420 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 231010420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 113 226 452 565 1,130 2,260 102,217 204,434 408,868 511,085 1,022,170 2,044,340 11,550,521 23,101,042 46,202,084 57,752,605 115,505,210 and 231,010,420, with no remainder.

Since 231,010,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,010,420, 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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