Q: Is 231,040,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,040,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,040,503 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 231040503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 263 789 2,367 97,609 292,827 878,481 25,671,167 77,013,501 and 231,040,503, with no remainder.

Since 231,040,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,040,503, 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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