Q: Is 231,033,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,033,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,033,009 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 231033009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 107 321 1,819 5,457 42,337 127,011 719,729 2,159,187 4,530,059 13,590,177 77,011,003 and 231,033,009, with no remainder.

Since 231,033,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,033,009, 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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