Q: Is 423,021,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,021,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,021,231 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 423021231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 41 87 123 261 369 783 1,107 1,189 3,567 10,701 13,177 32,103 39,531 118,593 355,779 382,133 540,257 1,146,399 1,620,771 3,439,197 4,862,313 10,317,591 14,586,939 15,667,453 47,002,359 141,007,077 and 423,021,231, with no remainder.

Since 423,021,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,021,231, 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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