Q: Is 231,100,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,100,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,100,311 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 231100311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 257 771 3,341 10,023 23,057 69,171 299,741 899,223 5,925,649 17,776,947 77,033,437 and 231,100,311, with no remainder.

Since 231,100,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,100,311, 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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