Q: Is 311,428,797 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,428,797 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,428,797 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 311428797 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 67 201 1,139 3,417 91,141 273,423 1,549,397 4,648,191 6,106,447 18,319,341 103,809,599 and 311,428,797, with no remainder.

Since 311,428,797 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,428,797, 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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