Q: Is 231,011,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,011,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,011,999 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 231011999 can be evenly divided by 1 29 41 97 1,189 2,003 2,813 3,977 58,087 82,123 115,333 194,291 2,381,567 5,634,439 7,965,931 and 231,011,999, with no remainder.

Since 231,011,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,011,999, 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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