Q: Is 231,660,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,660,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,660,238 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 231660238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3,169 6,338 36,551 73,102 115,830,119 and 231,660,238, with no remainder.

Since 231,660,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,660,238, 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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