Q: Is 315,505,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 315,505,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 315,505,240 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 315505240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 7,887,631 15,775,262 31,550,524 39,438,155 63,101,048 78,876,310 157,752,620 and 315,505,240, with no remainder.

Since 315,505,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,505,240, 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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