No. Just looking at it, we can see that it's divisible by 3. There may be more factors,
but that's all we need to know. As soon as it has any additional factor besides ' 1 '
and itself, we know it's not a Prime number.
231 is prime.
The 8 factors of 231 are 1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77, and 231. The prime factorization of 231 is 231 = 3 * 7 * 11. The prime factors of 231 are 3, 7 and 11.
prime factorization of 231
13 is the greatest prime that needs to be checked to determine if 231 is a prime.
It is: 3711 = 231
NO
231 is NOT a prime number. It is divisible by 3, 7 and 11.
231 77,3 11,7,3
231 = 3*7*11
3 x 7 x 11 is a prime factorization of 2313 x 7 x 11 = 231
The prime factorization of 231 = 3 x 7 x 11
I guess the only prime numbers that equal 231 are two and 229.