Q: Is 231,427,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,427,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,427,704 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 231427704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 9,642,821 19,285,642 28,928,463 38,571,284 57,856,926 77,142,568 115,713,852 and 231,427,704, with no remainder.

Since 231,427,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,427,704, 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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