Q: Is 231,431,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,431,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,431,421 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 231431421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 17 39 51 103 221 309 663 1,339 1,751 3,389 4,017 5,253 10,167 22,763 44,057 57,613 68,289 132,171 172,839 349,067 748,969 1,047,201 2,246,907 4,537,871 5,934,139 13,613,613 17,802,417 77,143,807 and 231,431,421, with no remainder.

Since 231,431,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,431,421, 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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