Q: Is 311,021,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,021,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,021,238 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 311021238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 4,712,443 9,424,886 14,137,329 28,274,658 51,836,873 103,673,746 155,510,619 and 311,021,238, with no remainder.

Since 311,021,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,021,238, 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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