Q: Is 231,213,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,213,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,213,021 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 231213021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 43 129 559 1,677 137,873 413,619 1,792,349 5,377,047 5,928,539 17,785,617 77,071,007 and 231,213,021, with no remainder.

Since 231,213,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,213,021, 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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