Q: Is 231,123,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,123,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,123,008 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 231123008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 3,611,297 7,222,594 14,445,188 28,890,376 57,780,752 115,561,504 and 231,123,008, with no remainder.

Since 231,123,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,123,008, 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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