Q: Is 317,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,500 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 317500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 127 250 254 500 508 625 635 1,250 1,270 2,500 2,540 3,175 6,350 12,700 15,875 31,750 63,500 79,375 158,750 and 317,500, with no remainder.

Since 317,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,500, 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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