Q: Is 231,131,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,131,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,131,252 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 231131252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 187 374 748 308,999 617,998 1,235,996 3,398,989 5,252,983 6,797,978 10,505,966 13,595,956 21,011,932 57,782,813 115,565,626 and 231,131,252, with no remainder.

Since 231,131,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,131,252, 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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