Q: Is 231,240,135 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,240,135 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,240,135 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 231240135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 2,202,287 6,606,861 11,011,435 15,416,009 33,034,305 46,248,027 77,080,045 and 231,240,135, with no remainder.

Since 231,240,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,240,135, 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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