Q: Is 31,042,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,042,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,042,221 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 31042221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 89 119 267 357 623 977 1,513 1,869 2,931 4,539 6,839 10,591 16,609 20,517 31,773 49,827 86,953 116,263 260,859 348,789 608,671 1,478,201 1,826,013 4,434,603 10,347,407 and 31,042,221, with no remainder.

Since 31,042,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,042,221, 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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