Q: Is 312,231,321 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 312,231,321 is not a prime number.

Why is 312,231,321 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 312231321 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 218,191 654,573 1,963,719 5,891,157 11,564,123 34,692,369 104,077,107 and 312,231,321, with no remainder.

Since 312,231,321 cannot be divided by just 1 and 312,231,321, 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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