Q: Is 231,101 a Prime Number?

A: No, 231,101 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,101 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 231101 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 377 613 7,969 17,777 and 231,101, with no remainder.

Since 231,101 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,101, it is not a prime number.

Number	231,099	231,100	231,102	231,103
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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