Q: Is 31,213,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,213,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,213,422 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 31213422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 46,867 93,734 140,601 281,202 421,803 843,606 1,734,079 3,468,158 5,202,237 10,404,474 15,606,711 and 31,213,422, with no remainder.

Since 31,213,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,213,422, 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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