Q: Is 318,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 318,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 318,550 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 318550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 25 46 50 115 230 277 554 575 1,150 1,385 2,770 6,371 6,925 12,742 13,850 31,855 63,710 159,275 and 318,550, with no remainder.

Since 318,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 318,550, 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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