Q: Is 231,012,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,012,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,012,304 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 231012304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,481 2,962 5,924 9,749 11,848 19,498 23,696 38,996 77,992 155,984 14,438,269 28,876,538 57,753,076 115,506,152 and 231,012,304, with no remainder.

Since 231,012,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,012,304, 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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