Q: Is 310,101,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,101,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,101,742 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 310101742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 127 254 3,937 7,874 39,383 78,766 1,220,873 2,441,746 5,001,641 10,003,282 155,050,871 and 310,101,742, with no remainder.

Since 310,101,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,101,742, 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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