Q: Is 231,113,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,113,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,113,331 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 231113331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 89 267 801 2,403 7,209 32,059 96,177 288,531 865,593 2,596,779 2,853,251 8,559,753 25,679,259 77,037,777 and 231,113,331, with no remainder.

Since 231,113,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,113,331, 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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