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Prime and composite numbers
Confirm which is of these numbers are prime, and which are not: $423, 311, 505, 199$.
$423:2=21$ (and remainder $3$).
$423:3=141$ (and remainder $0$). It is an exact division, which means that $3$ is a divisor of $423$. Therefore, $423$ is not a prime number. $$\\\\$$
$311:2=155$ (and remainder $1$).
$311:3=103$ (and remainder $2$).
$311:5=62$ (and remainder $1$).
$311:7=44$ (and remainder $3$).
$311:9=34$ (and remainder $5$).
$311:11=28$ (and remainder $3$).
$311:13=23$ (and remainder $12$).
$311:17=18$ (and remainder $5$).
$311:19=16$ (and remainder $7$). In this division, the divisor is greater than the quotient, therefore we can stop doing divisions. $311$ is a prime number. $$\\\\$$
$505:2=252$ (and remainder $1$).
$505:3=167$ (and remainder $2$).
$505:5=101$ (and remainder $0$). It is an exact division. Therefore $505$ is not a prime number. $$\\\\$$
$199:2=99$ (and remainder $1$).
$199:3=66$ (and remainder $1$).
$199:5=39$ (and remainder $4$).
$199:7=28$ (and remainder $3$).
$199:9=22$ (and remainder $1$).
$199:11=18$ (and remainder $1$).
$199:13=15$ (and remainder $4$).
$199:17=11$ (and remainder $12$). In this division, the divisor is greater than the quotient, so we can stop doing divisions. $199$ is a prime number.
$311$ and $199$ are prime numbers.
$423$ and $505$ are composite numbers.