Q: Is 310,617,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,617,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,617,242 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 310617242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 373 746 4,849 9,698 32,029 64,058 416,377 832,754 11,946,817 23,893,634 155,308,621 and 310,617,242, with no remainder.

Since 310,617,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,617,242, 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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