Q: Is 231,223,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,223,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,223,041 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 231223041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 107 321 749 963 2,247 6,741 34,301 102,903 240,107 308,709 720,321 2,160,963 3,670,207 11,010,621 25,691,449 33,031,863 77,074,347 and 231,223,041, with no remainder.

Since 231,223,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,223,041, 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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