Q: Is 231,131,214 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,131,214 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,131,214 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 231131214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 569 1,138 1,707 3,414 5,121 10,242 22,567 45,134 67,701 135,402 203,103 406,206 12,840,623 25,681,246 38,521,869 77,043,738 115,565,607 and 231,131,214, with no remainder.

Since 231,131,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,131,214, 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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