Q: Is 231,040,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,040,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,040,005 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 231040005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 443 1,329 2,215 3,101 4,967 6,645 9,303 14,901 15,505 24,835 34,769 46,515 74,505 104,307 173,845 521,535 2,200,381 6,601,143 11,001,905 15,402,667 33,005,715 46,208,001 77,013,335 and 231,040,005, with no remainder.

Since 231,040,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,040,005, 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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