Q: Is 231,231,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,231,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,231,872 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 231231872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 1,806,499 3,612,998 7,225,996 14,451,992 28,903,984 57,807,968 115,615,936 and 231,231,872, with no remainder.

Since 231,231,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,231,872, 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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