Q: Is 231,211,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,211,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,211,509 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 231211509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 271 813 4,607 13,821 16,729 50,187 284,393 853,179 4,533,559 13,600,677 77,070,503 and 231,211,509, with no remainder.

Since 231,211,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,211,509, 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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