Q: Is 31,008,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,008,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,008,496 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 31008496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 244 488 976 31,771 63,542 127,084 254,168 508,336 1,938,031 3,876,062 7,752,124 15,504,248 and 31,008,496, with no remainder.

Since 31,008,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,008,496, 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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