Q: Is 231,240,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,240,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,240,130 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 231240130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 110 2,102,183 4,204,366 10,510,915 21,021,830 23,124,013 46,248,026 115,620,065 and 231,240,130, with no remainder.

Since 231,240,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,240,130, 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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