Q: Is 315,120,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 315,120,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 315,120,999 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 315120999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 1,433 3,187 4,299 9,561 32,959 73,301 98,877 219,903 4,566,971 13,700,913 105,040,333 and 315,120,999, with no remainder.

Since 315,120,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,120,999, 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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