Q: Is 231,123,333 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,123,333 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,123,333 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 231123333 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 419 1,257 2,933 8,799 26,267 78,801 183,869 551,607 11,005,873 33,017,619 77,041,111 and 231,123,333, with no remainder.

Since 231,123,333 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,123,333, 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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