Q: Is 231,623,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,623,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,623,002 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 231623002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 97 194 1,261 2,522 91,841 183,682 1,193,933 2,387,866 8,908,577 17,817,154 115,811,501 and 231,623,002, with no remainder.

Since 231,623,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,623,002, 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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