Q: Is 318,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 318,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 318,492 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 318492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 983 1,966 2,949 3,932 5,898 8,847 11,796 17,694 26,541 35,388 53,082 79,623 106,164 159,246 and 318,492, with no remainder.

Since 318,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,492, 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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