Q: Is 231,031,725 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,031,725 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,031,725 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 231031725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 107 321 535 1,605 2,675 8,025 28,789 86,367 143,945 431,835 719,725 2,159,175 3,080,423 9,241,269 15,402,115 46,206,345 77,010,575 and 231,031,725, with no remainder.

Since 231,031,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,031,725, 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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