Q: Is 231,435,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,435,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,435,009 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 231435009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 197 351 591 1,773 2,561 3,347 5,319 7,683 10,041 23,049 30,123 43,511 69,147 90,369 130,533 391,599 659,359 1,174,797 1,978,077 5,934,231 8,571,667 17,802,693 25,715,001 77,145,003 and 231,435,009, with no remainder.

Since 231,435,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,435,009, 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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