Q: Is 231,684 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,684 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,684 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 231684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 449 516 898 1,347 1,796 2,694 5,388 19,307 38,614 57,921 77,228 115,842 and 231,684, with no remainder.

Since 231,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,684, 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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