Q: Is 31,049,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,049,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,049,642 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 31049642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 167 334 2,171 4,342 7,151 14,302 92,963 185,926 1,194,217 2,388,434 15,524,821 and 31,049,642, with no remainder.

Since 31,049,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,049,642, 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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