Q: Is 6,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,231 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 6231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 67 93 201 2,077 and 6,231, with no remainder.

Since 6,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,231, it is not a prime number.


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