Q: Is 311,505,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,505,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,505,342 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 311505342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 2,732,503 5,465,006 8,197,509 16,395,018 51,917,557 103,835,114 155,752,671 and 311,505,342, with no remainder.

Since 311,505,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,505,342, 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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