Q: Is 231,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,456 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 231456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 2,411 4,822 7,233 9,644 14,466 19,288 28,932 38,576 57,864 77,152 115,728 and 231,456, with no remainder.

Since 231,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,456, 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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