Q: Is 231,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,250 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 231250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 37 50 74 125 185 250 370 625 925 1,250 1,850 3,125 4,625 6,250 9,250 23,125 46,250 115,625 and 231,250, with no remainder.

Since 231,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,250, 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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