Q: Is 231,131,217 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,131,217 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,131,217 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 231131217 can be evenly divided by 1 3 113 339 409 1,227 1,667 5,001 46,217 138,651 188,371 565,113 681,803 2,045,409 77,043,739 and 231,131,217, with no remainder.

Since 231,131,217 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,131,217, 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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