Q: Is 43,212,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,212,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,212,231 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 43212231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,103 1,451 3,309 4,353 9,927 13,059 29,781 39,177 1,600,453 4,801,359 14,404,077 and 43,212,231, with no remainder.

Since 43,212,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,212,231, 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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