Q: Is 231,130,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,130,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,130,003 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 231130003 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 247 653 1,433 8,489 12,407 18,629 27,227 161,291 353,951 935,749 12,164,737 17,779,231 and 231,130,003, with no remainder.

Since 231,130,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,130,003, 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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