Q: Is 31,271,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,271,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,271,024 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 31271024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 114,967 229,934 459,868 919,736 1,839,472 1,954,439 3,908,878 7,817,756 15,635,512 and 31,271,024, with no remainder.

Since 31,271,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,271,024, 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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