Q: Is 231,121,329 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,121,329 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,121,329 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 231121329 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 137 411 3,973 11,919 19,391 58,173 562,339 1,687,017 2,656,567 7,969,701 77,040,443 and 231,121,329, with no remainder.

Since 231,121,329 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,121,329, 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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