Q: Is 321,020,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,020,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,020,231 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 321020231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 113 119 791 1,921 13,447 23,873 167,111 405,841 2,697,649 2,840,887 18,883,543 45,860,033 and 321,020,231, with no remainder.

Since 321,020,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,020,231, 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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