Q: Is 231,212,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,212,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,212,220 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 231212220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 3,853,537 7,707,074 11,560,611 15,414,148 19,267,685 23,121,222 38,535,370 46,242,444 57,803,055 77,070,740 115,606,110 and 231,212,220, with no remainder.

Since 231,212,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,212,220, 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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