Q: Is 31,124,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,124,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,124,824 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 31124824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 228,859 457,718 915,436 1,830,872 3,890,603 7,781,206 15,562,412 and 31,124,824, with no remainder.

Since 31,124,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,124,824, 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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