Q: Is 231,100,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,100,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,100,012 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 231100012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 143 286 572 404,021 808,042 1,616,084 4,444,231 5,252,273 8,888,462 10,504,546 17,776,924 21,009,092 57,775,003 115,550,006 and 231,100,012, with no remainder.

Since 231,100,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,100,012, 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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