Q: Is 231,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,985 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 231985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 43 65 83 215 415 559 1,079 2,795 3,569 5,395 17,845 46,397 and 231,985, with no remainder.

Since 231,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,985, 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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