Q: Is 311,424,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,424,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,424,241 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 311424241 can be evenly divided by 1 17 67 79 1,139 1,343 3,461 5,293 58,837 89,981 231,887 273,419 3,942,079 4,648,123 18,319,073 and 311,424,241, with no remainder.

Since 311,424,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,424,241, 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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