Q: Is 324,717,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 324,717,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 324,717,488 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 324717488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 149 298 596 1,192 2,384 136,207 272,414 544,828 1,089,656 2,179,312 20,294,843 40,589,686 81,179,372 162,358,744 and 324,717,488, with no remainder.

Since 324,717,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 324,717,488, 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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