Q: Is 231,271 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 231,271 is a prime number.

Why is 231,271 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 231271 can be evenly divided by 1 and 231,271, with no remainder.

Since 231,271 can be divided by just 1 and 231,271, it is a prime number.

Number	231,269	231,270	231,272	231,273
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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