Q: Is 231,216,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,216,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,216,387 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 231216387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 191 271 573 813 1,489 4,467 51,761 155,283 284,399 403,519 853,197 1,210,557 77,072,129 and 231,216,387, with no remainder.

Since 231,216,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,216,387, 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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