Q: Is 31,037,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,037,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,037,139 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 31037139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 70,379 211,137 492,653 633,411 1,477,959 3,448,571 4,433,877 10,345,713 and 31,037,139, with no remainder.

Since 31,037,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,037,139, 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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