Q: Is 31,402,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,402,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,402,042 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 31402042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 59 98 118 413 826 2,891 5,431 5,782 10,862 38,017 76,034 266,119 320,429 532,238 640,858 2,243,003 4,486,006 15,701,021 and 31,402,042, with no remainder.

Since 31,402,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,402,042, 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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