Q: Is 231,200,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,200,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,200,431 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 231200431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 61 77 427 671 4,697 49,223 344,561 541,453 3,002,603 3,790,171 21,018,221 33,028,633 and 231,200,431, with no remainder.

Since 231,200,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,200,431, 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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