Q: Is 231,667 a Prime Number?

A: No, 231,667 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,667 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 231667 can be evenly divided by 1 19 89 137 1,691 2,603 12,193 and 231,667, with no remainder.

Since 231,667 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,667, it is not a prime number.

Number	231,665	231,666	231,668	231,669
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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