Q: Is 31,375,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,375,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,375,248 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 31375248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 653,651 1,307,302 1,960,953 2,614,604 3,921,906 5,229,208 7,843,812 10,458,416 15,687,624 and 31,375,248, with no remainder.

Since 31,375,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,375,248, 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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