Q: Is 317,088,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,088,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,088,700 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 317088700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 3,170,887 6,341,774 12,683,548 15,854,435 31,708,870 63,417,740 79,272,175 158,544,350 and 317,088,700, with no remainder.

Since 317,088,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,088,700, 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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