Q: Is 231,145,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,145,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,145,605 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 231145605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 157 471 785 1,413 2,355 7,065 32,717 98,151 163,585 294,453 490,755 1,472,265 5,136,569 15,409,707 25,682,845 46,229,121 77,048,535 and 231,145,605, with no remainder.

Since 231,145,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,145,605, 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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