Q: Is 231,118,353 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,118,353 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,118,353 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 231118353 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 41 81 123 369 1,107 3,321 69,593 208,779 626,337 1,879,011 2,853,313 5,637,033 8,559,939 25,679,817 77,039,451 and 231,118,353, with no remainder.

Since 231,118,353 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,118,353, 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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