Q: Is 355,124,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 355,124,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 355,124,331 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 355124331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 167 243 501 729 1,503 2,917 4,509 8,751 13,527 26,253 40,581 78,759 121,743 236,277 487,139 708,831 1,461,417 2,126,493 4,384,251 13,152,753 39,458,259 118,374,777 and 355,124,331, with no remainder.

Since 355,124,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 355,124,331, 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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