Q: Is 317,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,560 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 317560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 340 467 680 934 1,868 2,335 3,736 4,670 7,939 9,340 15,878 18,680 31,756 39,695 63,512 79,390 158,780 and 317,560, with no remainder.

Since 317,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,560, 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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