Q: Is 231,043,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,043,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,043,131 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 231043131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 881 883 2,643 2,649 7,929 7,947 9,691 9,713 23,787 23,841 29,073 29,139 87,219 87,417 261,657 262,251 777,923 2,333,769 7,001,307 8,557,153 21,003,921 25,671,459 77,014,377 and 231,043,131, with no remainder.

Since 231,043,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,043,131, 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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