Q: Is 310,838,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 310,838,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 310,838,248 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 310838248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 5,550,683 11,101,366 22,202,732 38,854,781 44,405,464 77,709,562 155,419,124 and 310,838,248, with no remainder.

Since 310,838,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 310,838,248, 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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