Q: Is 231,142,070 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,142,070 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,142,070 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 231142070 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 197 394 985 1,970 117,331 234,662 586,655 1,173,310 23,114,207 46,228,414 115,571,035 and 231,142,070, with no remainder.

Since 231,142,070 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,142,070, 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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