Q: Is 317,116,725 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,116,725 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,116,725 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 317116725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 25 51 75 85 255 425 1,275 248,719 746,157 1,243,595 3,730,785 4,228,223 6,217,975 12,684,669 18,653,925 21,141,115 63,423,345 105,705,575 and 317,116,725, with no remainder.

Since 317,116,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,116,725, 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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