Q: Is 231,042,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,042,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,042,008 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 231042008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 931,621 1,863,242 3,726,484 7,452,968 28,880,251 57,760,502 115,521,004 and 231,042,008, with no remainder.

Since 231,042,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,042,008, 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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