Q: Is 231,888 a Prime Number?
A: No, 231,888 is 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 231888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 4,831 9,662 14,493 19,324 28,986 38,648 57,972 77,296 115,944 and 231,888, with no remainder.
Since 231,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,888, it is not a prime number.