Q: Is 31,239,475 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,239,475 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,239,475 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 31239475 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 31 155 173 233 775 865 1,165 4,325 5,363 5,825 7,223 26,815 36,115 40,309 134,075 180,575 201,545 1,007,725 1,249,579 6,247,895 and 31,239,475, with no remainder.

Since 31,239,475 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,239,475, 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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