Q: Is 231,343,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,343,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,343,021 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 231343021 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 17 91 119 221 1,547 149,543 1,046,801 1,944,059 2,542,231 13,608,413 17,795,617 33,049,003 and 231,343,021, with no remainder.

Since 231,343,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,343,021, 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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