Q: Is 231,264,225 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,264,225 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,264,225 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 231264225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 1,027,841 3,083,523 5,139,205 9,250,569 15,417,615 25,696,025 46,252,845 77,088,075 and 231,264,225, with no remainder.

Since 231,264,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,264,225, 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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