Q: Is 31,060,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,060,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,060,462 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 31060462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 457 914 1,999 3,998 7,769 15,538 33,983 67,966 913,543 1,827,086 15,530,231 and 31,060,462, with no remainder.

Since 31,060,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,060,462, 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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