Q: Is 31,009,473 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,009,473 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,009,473 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 31009473 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 243 297 729 891 1,289 2,187 2,673 3,867 8,019 11,601 14,179 24,057 34,803 42,537 104,409 127,611 313,227 382,833 939,681 1,148,499 2,819,043 3,445,497 10,336,491 and 31,009,473, with no remainder.

Since 31,009,473 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,009,473, 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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