Q: Is 31,315,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,315,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,315,012 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 31315012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 113 116 226 452 2,389 3,277 4,778 6,554 9,556 13,108 69,281 138,562 269,957 277,124 539,914 1,079,828 7,828,753 15,657,506 and 31,315,012, with no remainder.

Since 31,315,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,315,012, 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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