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

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

Why is 231,431,431 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 231431431 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 47 77 329 517 3,619 63,949 447,643 703,439 3,005,603 4,924,073 21,039,221 33,061,633 and 231,431,431, with no remainder.

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