Q: Is 264,231 a Prime Number?
A: No, 264,231 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 264231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 33 51 99 153 157 187 471 561 1,413 1,683 1,727 2,669 5,181 8,007 15,543 24,021 29,359 88,077 and 264,231, with no remainder.
Since 264,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,231, it is not a prime number.