Q: Is 316,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 316,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 316,968 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 316968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 47 94 141 188 281 282 376 562 564 843 1,124 1,128 1,686 2,248 3,372 6,744 13,207 26,414 39,621 52,828 79,242 105,656 158,484 and 316,968, with no remainder.

Since 316,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 316,968, 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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