Q: Is 231,303,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,303,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,303,423 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 231303423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 59 177 767 2,301 100,523 301,569 1,306,799 3,920,397 5,930,857 17,792,571 77,101,141 and 231,303,423, with no remainder.

Since 231,303,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,303,423, 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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