Q: Is 31,248,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,248,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,248,042 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 31248042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 313 626 939 1,878 2,191 2,377 4,382 4,754 6,573 7,131 13,146 14,262 16,639 33,278 49,917 99,834 744,001 1,488,002 2,232,003 4,464,006 5,208,007 10,416,014 15,624,021 and 31,248,042, with no remainder.

Since 31,248,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,248,042, 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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