Q: Is 231,101,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,101,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,101,217 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 231101217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 1,116,431 3,349,293 10,047,879 25,677,913 77,033,739 and 231,101,217, with no remainder.

Since 231,101,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,101,217, it is not a prime number.


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