Q: Is 231,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,760 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 231760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,897 5,794 11,588 14,485 23,176 28,970 46,352 57,940 115,880 and 231,760, with no remainder.

Since 231,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,760, 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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