Q: Is 317,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,424 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 317424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 204 272 389 408 778 816 1,167 1,556 2,334 3,112 4,668 6,224 6,613 9,336 13,226 18,672 19,839 26,452 39,678 52,904 79,356 105,808 158,712 and 317,424, with no remainder.

Since 317,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,424, 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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