Q: Is 231,023,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,023,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,023,331 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 231023331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 33 63 77 99 231 693 333,367 1,000,101 2,333,569 3,000,303 3,667,037 7,000,707 11,001,111 21,002,121 25,669,259 33,003,333 77,007,777 and 231,023,331, with no remainder.

Since 231,023,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,023,331, 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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