Q: Is 231,134,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,134,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,134,421 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 231134421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 701 2,103 2,243 4,907 6,729 14,721 15,701 34,349 47,103 103,047 109,907 329,721 1,572,343 4,717,029 11,006,401 33,019,203 77,044,807 and 231,134,421, with no remainder.

Since 231,134,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,134,421, 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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