Q: Is 231,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,642 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 231642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 757 1,514 2,271 4,542 6,813 12,869 13,626 25,738 38,607 77,214 115,821 and 231,642, with no remainder.

Since 231,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,642, 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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