Q: Is 231,343,129 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,343,129 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,343,129 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 231343129 can be evenly divided by 1 37 89 163 431 3,293 6,031 14,507 15,947 38,359 70,253 536,759 1,419,283 2,599,361 6,252,517 and 231,343,129, with no remainder.

Since 231,343,129 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,343,129, 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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