Q: Is 231,124,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,124,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,124,430 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 231124430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 2,789 5,578 8,287 13,945 16,574 27,890 41,435 82,870 23,112,443 46,224,886 115,562,215 and 231,124,430, with no remainder.

Since 231,124,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,124,430, 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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