Q: Is 231,021,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,021,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,021,402 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 231021402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 853 1,706 2,559 5,118 45,139 90,278 135,417 270,834 38,503,567 77,007,134 115,510,701 and 231,021,402, with no remainder.

Since 231,021,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,021,402, 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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