Q: Is 31,016,631 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,016,631 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,016,631 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 31016631 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 87 129 1,247 3,741 8,291 24,873 240,439 356,513 721,317 1,069,539 10,338,877 and 31,016,631, with no remainder.

Since 31,016,631 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,016,631, 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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