Q: Is 231,123,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,123,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,123,405 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 231123405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 163 489 815 2,445 94,529 283,587 472,645 1,417,935 15,408,227 46,224,681 77,041,135 and 231,123,405, with no remainder.

Since 231,123,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,123,405, 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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