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

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

Why is 311,311,231 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 311311231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 89 623 979 6,853 45,427 317,989 499,697 3,497,879 4,043,003 28,301,021 44,473,033 and 311,311,231, with no remainder.

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