Q: Is 231,245,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,245,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,245,142 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 231245142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 896,299 1,792,598 2,688,897 5,377,794 38,540,857 77,081,714 115,622,571 and 231,245,142, with no remainder.

Since 231,245,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,245,142, 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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