Q: Is 331,540,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 331,540,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 331,540,002 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 331540002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 301,949 603,898 905,847 1,811,694 2,717,541 5,435,082 18,418,889 36,837,778 55,256,667 110,513,334 165,770,001 and 331,540,002, with no remainder.

Since 331,540,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,540,002, 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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