Q: Is 31,008,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,008,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,008,708 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 31008708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 861,353 1,722,706 2,584,059 3,445,412 5,168,118 7,752,177 10,336,236 15,504,354 and 31,008,708, with no remainder.

Since 31,008,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,008,708, 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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