Q: Is 231,211,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,211,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,211,212 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 231211212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 397 794 1,191 1,588 2,382 4,764 48,533 97,066 145,599 194,132 291,198 582,396 19,267,601 38,535,202 57,802,803 77,070,404 115,605,606 and 231,211,212, with no remainder.

Since 231,211,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,211,212, 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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