Q: Is 231,124,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,124,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,124,428 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 231124428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 713,347 1,426,694 2,140,041 2,853,388 4,280,082 6,420,123 8,560,164 12,840,246 19,260,369 25,680,492 38,520,738 57,781,107 77,041,476 115,562,214 and 231,124,428, with no remainder.

Since 231,124,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,124,428, 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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