Q: Is 231,421,035 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,421,035 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,421,035 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 231421035 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 277 831 1,385 4,155 55,697 167,091 278,485 835,455 15,428,069 46,284,207 77,140,345 and 231,421,035, with no remainder.

Since 231,421,035 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,421,035, 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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