Q: Is 232,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 232,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 232,509 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 232509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 47 51 97 141 291 799 1,649 2,397 4,559 4,947 13,677 77,503 and 232,509, with no remainder.

Since 232,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 232,509, 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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