Q: Is 231,516,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,516,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,516,342 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 231516342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 12,862,019 25,724,038 38,586,057 77,172,114 115,758,171 and 231,516,342, with no remainder.

Since 231,516,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,516,342, 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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