Q: Is 312,131,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 312,131,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 312,131,004 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 312131004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 440,863 881,726 1,322,589 1,763,452 2,645,178 5,290,356 26,010,917 52,021,834 78,032,751 104,043,668 156,065,502 and 312,131,004, with no remainder.

Since 312,131,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,131,004, 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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