Q: Is 315,140,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 315,140,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 315,140,502 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 315140502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 113 226 339 678 464,809 929,618 1,394,427 2,788,854 52,523,417 105,046,834 157,570,251 and 315,140,502, with no remainder.

Since 315,140,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,140,502, 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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