Q: Is 231,240,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,240,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,240,123 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 231240123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 41 123 369 1,107 208,889 626,667 1,880,001 5,640,003 8,564,449 25,693,347 77,080,041 and 231,240,123, with no remainder.

Since 231,240,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,240,123, 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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