Q: Is 317,302,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,302,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,302,002 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 317302002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 673 1,346 2,019 4,038 6,057 8,731 12,114 17,462 18,171 26,193 36,342 52,386 78,579 157,158 235,737 471,474 5,875,963 11,751,926 17,627,889 35,255,778 52,883,667 105,767,334 158,651,001 and 317,302,002, with no remainder.

Since 317,302,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,302,002, 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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