Q: Is 231,123,412 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,123,412 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,123,412 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 231123412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 23 26 46 52 92 299 598 1,196 193,247 386,494 772,988 2,512,211 4,444,681 5,024,422 8,889,362 10,048,844 17,778,724 57,780,853 115,561,706 and 231,123,412, with no remainder.

Since 231,123,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,123,412, 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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