Q: Is 31,123,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,123,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,123,031 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 31123031 can be evenly divided by 1 37 53 59 269 1,961 2,183 3,127 9,953 14,257 15,871 115,699 527,509 587,227 841,163 and 31,123,031, with no remainder.

Since 31,123,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,123,031, 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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