Q: Is 317,079 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,079 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 317079 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 719 2,157 5,033 6,471 15,099 35,231 45,297 105,693 and 317,079, with no remainder.

Since 317,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,079, it is not a prime number.


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