Q: Is 317,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,548 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 317548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 1,031 2,062 4,124 7,217 11,341 14,434 22,682 28,868 45,364 79,387 158,774 and 317,548, with no remainder.

Since 317,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,548, 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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