Q: Is 231,863 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,863 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,863 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 231863 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 391 593 10,081 13,639 and 231,863, with no remainder.

Since 231,863 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,863, 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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