Q: Is 231,539 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,539 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,539 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 231539 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 31 77 97 217 341 679 1,067 2,387 3,007 7,469 21,049 33,077 and 231,539, with no remainder.

Since 231,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,539, 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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