Q: Is 31,170,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,170,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,170,879 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 31170879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 67 201 603 1,809 17,231 51,693 155,079 465,237 1,154,477 3,463,431 10,390,293 and 31,170,879, with no remainder.

Since 31,170,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,170,879, 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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