Q: Is 231,511,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,511,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,511,005 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 231511005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 99 165 495 467,699 1,403,097 2,338,495 4,209,291 5,144,689 7,015,485 15,434,067 21,046,455 25,723,445 46,302,201 77,170,335 and 231,511,005, with no remainder.

Since 231,511,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,511,005, 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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