Q: Is 317,157,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,157,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,157,020 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 317157020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 97 194 388 485 970 1,940 163,483 326,966 653,932 817,415 1,634,830 3,269,660 15,857,851 31,715,702 63,431,404 79,289,255 158,578,510 and 317,157,020, with no remainder.

Since 317,157,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,157,020, 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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