Q: Is 231,120,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,120,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,120,021 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 231120021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 2,383 2,939 7,149 8,817 26,213 32,329 78,639 96,987 7,003,637 21,010,911 77,040,007 and 231,120,021, with no remainder.

Since 231,120,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,120,021, 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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