Q: Is 231,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,700 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 231700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 331 350 662 700 1,324 1,655 2,317 3,310 4,634 6,620 8,275 9,268 11,585 16,550 23,170 33,100 46,340 57,925 115,850 and 231,700, with no remainder.

Since 231,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,700, it is not a prime number.


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