Q: Is 231,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,842 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 231842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37 74 241 481 482 962 3,133 6,266 8,917 17,834 115,921 and 231,842, with no remainder.

Since 231,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,842, it is not a prime number.


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