Q: Is 231,024,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,024,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,024,098 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 231024098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 331 662 7,613 15,173 15,226 30,346 348,979 697,958 5,022,263 10,044,526 115,512,049 and 231,024,098, with no remainder.

Since 231,024,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,024,098, 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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