Q: Is 310,672,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,672,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,672,242 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 310672242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,659 5,318 6,491 7,977 12,982 15,954 19,473 23,931 38,946 47,862 58,419 116,838 17,259,569 34,519,138 51,778,707 103,557,414 155,336,121 and 310,672,242, with no remainder.

Since 310,672,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,672,242, 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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