Q: Is 31,230,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,230,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,230,009 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 31230009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 457 1,371 2,531 4,113 7,593 12,339 22,779 68,337 1,156,667 3,470,001 10,410,003 and 31,230,009, with no remainder.

Since 31,230,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,230,009, 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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