Q: Is 315,131,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 315,131,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 315,131,238 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 315131238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,343 5,237 6,686 10,029 10,474 15,711 20,058 30,087 31,422 47,133 60,174 94,266 17,507,291 35,014,582 52,521,873 105,043,746 157,565,619 and 315,131,238, with no remainder.

Since 315,131,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,131,238, 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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