Q: Is 421,231,131 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,231,131 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,231,131 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 421231131 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 31 69 93 207 279 621 713 837 2,139 6,417 19,251 21,881 65,643 196,929 503,263 590,787 678,311 1,509,789 2,034,933 4,529,367 6,104,799 13,588,101 15,601,153 18,314,397 46,803,459 140,410,377 and 421,231,131, with no remainder.

Since 421,231,131 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,231,131, 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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