Q: Is 31,231,329 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,231,329 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,231,329 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 31231329 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 61 183 1,037 3,111 10,039 30,117 170,663 511,989 612,379 1,837,137 10,410,443 and 31,231,329, with no remainder.

Since 31,231,329 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,231,329, 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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