Q: Is 311,133,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,133,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,133,231 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 311133231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 89 267 801 2,403 7,209 43,159 129,477 388,431 1,165,293 3,495,879 3,841,151 11,523,453 34,570,359 103,711,077 and 311,133,231, with no remainder.

Since 311,133,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,133,231, 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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