Q: Is 31,403,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,403,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,403,248 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 31403248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 63,313 126,626 253,252 506,504 1,013,008 1,962,703 3,925,406 7,850,812 15,701,624 and 31,403,248, with no remainder.

Since 31,403,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,403,248, 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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