Q: Is 317,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,642 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 317642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 247 494 643 1,286 8,359 12,217 16,718 24,434 158,821 and 317,642, with no remainder.

Since 317,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,642, it is not a prime number.


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Number 317,640317,641317,643317,644
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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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