Q: Is 331,310,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 331,310,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 331,310,142 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 331310142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 149 298 447 894 1,341 2,682 4,023 8,046 41,177 82,354 123,531 247,062 370,593 741,186 1,111,779 2,223,558 6,135,373 12,270,746 18,406,119 36,812,238 55,218,357 110,436,714 165,655,071 and 331,310,142, with no remainder.

Since 331,310,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,310,142, 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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