Q: Is 310,243,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,243,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,243,142 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 310243142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 89 178 979 1,958 158,449 316,898 1,742,939 3,485,878 14,101,961 28,203,922 155,121,571 and 310,243,142, with no remainder.

Since 310,243,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,243,142, 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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