Q: Is 331,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 331,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 331,002 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 331002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 37 42 63 71 74 111 126 142 213 222 259 333 426 497 518 639 666 777 994 1,278 1,491 1,554 2,331 2,627 2,982 4,473 4,662 5,254 7,881 8,946 15,762 18,389 23,643 36,778 47,286 55,167 110,334 165,501 and 331,002, with no remainder.

Since 331,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,002, 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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