Q: Is 31,097,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,097,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,097,940 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 31097940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 518,299 1,036,598 1,554,897 2,073,196 2,591,495 3,109,794 5,182,990 6,219,588 7,774,485 10,365,980 15,548,970 and 31,097,940, with no remainder.

Since 31,097,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,097,940, 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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