Q: Is 317,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,655 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 317655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 45 65 117 135 181 195 351 543 585 905 1,629 1,755 2,353 2,715 4,887 7,059 8,145 11,765 21,177 24,435 35,295 63,531 105,885 and 317,655, with no remainder.

Since 317,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,655, 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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