Q: Is 316,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 316,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 316,548 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 316548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 977 1,954 2,931 3,908 5,862 8,793 11,724 17,586 26,379 35,172 52,758 79,137 105,516 158,274 and 316,548, with no remainder.

Since 316,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,548, 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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