Q: Is 231,011,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,011,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,011,420 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 231011420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 73 146 292 365 730 1,460 158,227 316,454 632,908 791,135 1,582,270 3,164,540 11,550,571 23,101,142 46,202,284 57,752,855 115,505,710 and 231,011,420, with no remainder.

Since 231,011,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,011,420, 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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