Q: Is 31,002,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,002,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,002,342 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 31002342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 738,151 1,476,302 2,214,453 4,428,906 5,167,057 10,334,114 15,501,171 and 31,002,342, with no remainder.

Since 31,002,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,002,342, 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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