Q: Is 231,321,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,321,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,321,212 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 231321212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 137 274 548 3,151 6,302 12,604 18,353 36,706 73,412 422,119 844,238 1,688,476 2,514,361 5,028,722 10,057,444 57,830,303 115,660,606 and 231,321,212, with no remainder.

Since 231,321,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,321,212, 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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