Q: Is 232,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 232,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 232,001 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 232001 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 23 77 131 161 253 917 1,441 1,771 3,013 10,087 21,091 33,143 and 232,001, with no remainder.

Since 232,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,001, it is not a prime number.


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