Q: Is 231,740 a Prime Number?

A: No, 231,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,740 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 231740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 11,587 23,174 46,348 57,935 115,870 and 231,740, with no remainder.

Since 231,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,740, it is not a prime number.

Number	231,738	231,739	231,741	231,742
Prime?	no	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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