Q: Is 231,202,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,202,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,202,002 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 231202002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 653,113 1,306,226 1,959,339 3,918,678 38,533,667 77,067,334 115,601,001 and 231,202,002, with no remainder.

Since 231,202,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,202,002, 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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