Q: Is 313,001,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 313,001,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 313,001,008 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 313001008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 1,150,739 2,301,478 4,602,956 9,205,912 18,411,824 19,562,563 39,125,126 78,250,252 156,500,504 and 313,001,008, with no remainder.

Since 313,001,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 313,001,008, 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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