Q: Is 231,721,510 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,721,510 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,721,510 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 231721510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 67 134 335 670 345,853 691,706 1,729,265 3,458,530 23,172,151 46,344,302 115,860,755 and 231,721,510, with no remainder.

Since 231,721,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,721,510, 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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