Q: Is 231,431,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,431,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,431,343 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 231431343 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 19 33 39 57 143 209 247 429 627 741 2,717 8,151 28,393 85,179 312,323 369,109 539,467 936,969 1,107,327 1,618,401 4,060,199 5,934,137 7,013,071 12,180,597 17,802,411 21,039,213 77,143,781 and 231,431,343, with no remainder.

Since 231,431,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,431,343, 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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