Q: Is 317,116,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,116,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,116,720 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 317116720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,963,959 7,927,918 15,855,836 19,819,795 31,711,672 39,639,590 63,423,344 79,279,180 158,558,360 and 317,116,720, with no remainder.

Since 317,116,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,116,720, 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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