Q: Is 310,042,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,042,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,042,672 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 310042672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 499 998 1,996 3,992 7,984 38,833 77,666 155,332 310,664 621,328 19,377,667 38,755,334 77,510,668 155,021,336 and 310,042,672, with no remainder.

Since 310,042,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,042,672, 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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