Q: Is 309,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 309,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 309,608 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 309608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 169 229 338 458 676 916 1,352 1,832 2,977 5,954 11,908 23,816 38,701 77,402 154,804 and 309,608, with no remainder.

Since 309,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 309,608, 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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