Q: Is 312,024,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 312,024,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 312,024,021 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 312024021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 31 87 93 899 2,697 115,693 347,079 3,355,097 3,586,483 10,065,291 10,759,449 104,008,007 and 312,024,021, with no remainder.

Since 312,024,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,024,021, 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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