Q: Is 331,302,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 331,302,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 331,302,231 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 331302231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 351 1,053 314,627 943,881 2,831,643 4,090,151 8,494,929 12,270,453 25,484,787 36,811,359 110,434,077 and 331,302,231, with no remainder.

Since 331,302,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,302,231, 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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