Q: Is 31,231,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,231,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,231,012 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 31231012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 41 62 82 124 164 1,271 2,542 5,084 6,143 12,286 24,572 190,433 251,863 380,866 503,726 761,732 1,007,452 7,807,753 15,615,506 and 31,231,012, with no remainder.

Since 31,231,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,231,012, 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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