Q: Is 31,079,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,079,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,079,870 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 31079870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 233 466 1,165 2,330 13,339 26,678 66,695 133,390 3,107,987 6,215,974 15,539,935 and 31,079,870, with no remainder.

Since 31,079,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,079,870, 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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