Q: Is 231,312,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 231,312,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 231,312,321 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 231312321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 101 271 303 313 813 909 939 2,439 2,727 2,817 7,317 8,451 27,371 31,613 82,113 84,823 94,839 246,339 254,469 284,517 739,017 763,407 853,551 2,290,221 8,567,123 25,701,369 77,104,107 and 231,312,321, with no remainder.

Since 231,312,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,312,321, 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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