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

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

Why is 231,120,231 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 231120231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 1,627 4,881 47,351 142,053 77,040,077 and 231,120,231, with no remainder.

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