Q: Is 231,320,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,320,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,320,229 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 231320229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 47 49 141 147 329 343 987 1,029 2,303 4,783 6,909 14,349 16,121 33,481 48,363 100,443 224,801 234,367 674,403 703,101 1,573,607 1,640,569 4,720,821 4,921,707 11,015,249 33,045,747 77,106,743 and 231,320,229, with no remainder.

Since 231,320,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,320,229, 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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