Q: Is 321,311,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,311,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,311,998 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 321311998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 82 287 574 559,777 1,119,554 3,918,439 7,836,878 22,950,857 45,901,714 160,655,999 and 321,311,998, with no remainder.

Since 321,311,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,311,998, 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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