Q: Is 31,235,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,235,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,235,242 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 31235242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 769 883 1,538 1,766 17,687 20,309 35,374 40,618 679,027 1,358,054 15,617,621 and 31,235,242, with no remainder.

Since 31,235,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,235,242, 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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