Q: Is 231,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,400 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 231400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 89 100 104 130 178 200 260 325 356 445 520 650 712 890 1,157 1,300 1,780 2,225 2,314 2,600 3,560 4,450 4,628 5,785 8,900 9,256 11,570 17,800 23,140 28,925 46,280 57,850 115,700 and 231,400, with no remainder.

Since 231,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,400, 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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