Q: Is 31,241,331 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,241,331 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,241,331 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 31241331 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 315,569 946,707 2,840,121 3,471,259 10,413,777 and 31,241,331, with no remainder.

Since 31,241,331 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,241,331, 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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