Q: Is 231,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,702 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 231702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 73 138 146 219 438 529 1,058 1,587 1,679 3,174 3,358 5,037 10,074 38,617 77,234 115,851 and 231,702, with no remainder.

Since 231,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,702, it is not a prime number.


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