Q: Is 31,042,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,042,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,042,542 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 31042542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 317 634 859 951 1,718 1,902 2,577 5,154 6,023 12,046 16,321 18,069 32,642 36,138 48,963 97,926 272,303 544,606 816,909 1,633,818 5,173,757 10,347,514 15,521,271 and 31,042,542, with no remainder.

Since 31,042,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,042,542, 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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