Q: Is 317,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 317,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 317,900 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 317900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 85 100 110 170 187 220 275 289 340 374 425 550 578 748 850 935 1,100 1,156 1,445 1,700 1,870 2,890 3,179 3,740 4,675 5,780 6,358 7,225 9,350 12,716 14,450 15,895 18,700 28,900 31,790 63,580 79,475 158,950 and 317,900, with no remainder.

Since 317,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 317,900, 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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