Q: Is 31,231,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,231,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,231,220 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 31231220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 15,461 30,922 61,844 77,305 154,610 309,220 1,561,561 3,123,122 6,246,244 7,807,805 15,615,610 and 31,231,220, with no remainder.

Since 31,231,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,231,220, 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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