Q: Is 310,431,318 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,431,318 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,431,318 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 310431318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 61 122 183 366 848,173 1,696,346 2,544,519 5,089,038 51,738,553 103,477,106 155,215,659 and 310,431,318, with no remainder.

Since 310,431,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,431,318, 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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