Q: Is 317,116,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,116,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,116,723 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 317116723 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 383 2,681 4,213 10,753 29,491 75,271 118,283 827,981 4,118,399 28,828,793 45,302,389 and 317,116,723, with no remainder.

Since 317,116,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,116,723, 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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