Q: Is 231,388,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,388,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,388,104 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 231388104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 9,641,171 19,282,342 28,923,513 38,564,684 57,847,026 77,129,368 115,694,052 and 231,388,104, with no remainder.

Since 231,388,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,388,104, 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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