Q: Is 231,742,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,742,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,742,460 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 231742460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 647 1,294 2,588 3,235 6,470 12,940 17,909 35,818 71,636 89,545 179,090 358,180 11,587,123 23,174,246 46,348,492 57,935,615 115,871,230 and 231,742,460, with no remainder.

Since 231,742,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,742,460, 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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