Q: Is 231,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,798 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 231798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,519 11,038 16,557 33,114 38,633 77,266 115,899 and 231,798, with no remainder.

Since 231,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,798, it is not a prime number.


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