Q: Is 231,264,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,264,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,264,012 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 231264012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,753,143 5,506,286 8,259,429 11,012,572 16,518,858 19,272,001 33,037,716 38,544,002 57,816,003 77,088,004 115,632,006 and 231,264,012, with no remainder.

Since 231,264,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,264,012, 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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