Q: Is 231,679 a Prime Number?

A: No, 231,679 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,679 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 231679 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 161 1,439 10,073 33,097 and 231,679, with no remainder.

Since 231,679 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,679, it is not a prime number.

Number	231,677	231,678	231,680	231,681
Prime?	yes	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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