Q: Is 311,620,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 311,620,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 311,620,420 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 311620420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 355 710 1,420 219,451 438,902 877,804 1,097,255 2,194,510 4,389,020 15,581,021 31,162,042 62,324,084 77,905,105 155,810,210 and 311,620,420, with no remainder.

Since 311,620,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 311,620,420, 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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