Q: Is 231,221,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,221,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,221,031 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 231221031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 149 447 4,321 12,963 17,837 53,511 517,273 1,551,819 2,657,713 7,973,139 77,073,677 and 231,221,031, with no remainder.

Since 231,221,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,221,031, 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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