Q: Is 231,131,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,131,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,131,229 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 231131229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 163 489 1,141 3,423 67,523 202,569 472,661 1,417,983 11,006,249 33,018,747 77,043,743 and 231,131,229, with no remainder.

Since 231,131,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,131,229, 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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