Q: Is 318,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 318,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 318,540 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 318540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 5,309 10,618 15,927 21,236 26,545 31,854 53,090 63,708 79,635 106,180 159,270 and 318,540, with no remainder.

Since 318,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,540, 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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