Q: Is 317,321,017 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,321,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,321,017 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 317321017 can be evenly divided by 1 13 41 47 53 239 533 611 689 1,927 2,173 2,491 3,107 9,799 11,233 12,667 25,051 28,249 32,383 102,131 127,387 146,029 164,671 460,553 519,347 595,349 1,327,703 5,987,189 6,751,511 7,739,537 24,409,309 and 317,321,017, with no remainder.

Since 317,321,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,321,017, 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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