Q: Is 231,235,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,235,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,235,246 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 231235246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 337 674 3,707 7,414 31,189 62,378 343,079 686,158 10,510,693 21,021,386 115,617,623 and 231,235,246, with no remainder.

Since 231,235,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,235,246, 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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