Q: Is 231,235,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,235,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,235,245 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 231235245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 5,138,561 15,415,683 25,692,805 46,247,049 77,078,415 and 231,235,245, with no remainder.

Since 231,235,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,235,245, 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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