Q: Is 231,132,209 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,132,209 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,132,209 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 231132209 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 397 2,779 4,367 7,561 30,569 52,927 83,171 582,197 3,001,717 21,012,019 33,018,887 and 231,132,209, with no remainder.

Since 231,132,209 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,132,209, 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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