Q: Is 31,301,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,301,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,301,012 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 31301012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 289 578 1,156 27,077 54,154 108,308 460,309 920,618 1,841,236 7,825,253 15,650,506 and 31,301,012, with no remainder.

Since 31,301,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,301,012, 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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