Q: Is 31,246,029 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,246,029 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,246,029 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 31246029 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 271 557 813 1,671 2,439 5,013 6,233 12,811 18,699 38,433 56,097 115,299 150,947 452,841 1,358,523 3,471,781 10,415,343 and 31,246,029, with no remainder.

Since 31,246,029 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,246,029, 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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