Q: Is 318,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 318,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 318,478 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 318478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 29 34 38 58 289 323 493 551 578 646 986 1,102 5,491 8,381 9,367 10,982 16,762 18,734 159,239 and 318,478, with no remainder.

Since 318,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,478, 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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