Q: Is 31,346,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,346,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,346,142 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 31346142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,607 3,214 3,251 4,821 6,502 9,642 9,753 19,506 5,224,357 10,448,714 15,673,071 and 31,346,142, with no remainder.

Since 31,346,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,346,142, 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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