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

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

Why is 331,331,231 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 331331231 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 797 5,399 5,579 8,767 37,793 59,389 61,369 415,723 4,303,003 30,121,021 47,333,033 and 331,331,231, with no remainder.

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