Q: Is 231,297 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,297 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,297 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 231297 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 43 129 163 473 489 1,419 1,793 5,379 7,009 21,027 77,099 and 231,297, with no remainder.

Since 231,297 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,297, it is not a prime number.


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