Q: Is 231,301,329 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,301,329 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,301,329 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 231301329 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 83 131 249 393 581 917 1,013 1,743 2,751 3,039 7,091 10,873 21,273 32,619 76,111 84,079 132,703 228,333 252,237 398,109 588,553 928,921 1,765,659 2,786,763 11,014,349 33,043,047 77,100,443 and 231,301,329, with no remainder.

Since 231,301,329 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,301,329, 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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