Q: Is 252,246,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,246,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,246,231 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 252246231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 199 597 1,791 5,373 15,649 16,119 46,947 140,841 422,523 1,267,569 3,114,151 9,342,453 28,027,359 84,082,077 and 252,246,231, with no remainder.

Since 252,246,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,246,231, 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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