Q: Is 231,102,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,102,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,102,402 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 231102402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 113 226 339 678 340,859 681,718 1,022,577 2,045,154 38,517,067 77,034,134 115,551,201 and 231,102,402, with no remainder.

Since 231,102,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,102,402, 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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