Q: Is 31,122 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,122 is a composite number.

Why is 31,122 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 31,122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 19 21 26 38 39 42 57 63 78 91 114 117 126 133 171 182 234 247 266 273 342 399 494 546 741 798 819 1,197 1,482 1,638 1,729 2,223 2,394 3,458 4,446 5,187 10,374 15,561 and 31,122, with no remainder.

Since 31,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,122, it is a composite 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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