Q: Is 231,601,071 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,601,071 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,601,071 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 231601071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 113 339 1,469 4,407 52,553 157,659 683,189 2,049,567 5,938,489 17,815,467 77,200,357 and 231,601,071, with no remainder.

Since 231,601,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,601,071, 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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