Q: Is 70,315 a Prime Number?

A: No, 70,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,315 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 70315 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 41 49 205 245 287 343 1,435 1,715 2,009 10,045 14,063 and 70,315, with no remainder.

Since 70,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,315, it is not a prime number.

Number	70,313	70,314	70,316	70,317
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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