Q: Is 31,404,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,404,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,404,042 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 31404042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 60,161 120,322 180,483 360,966 541,449 1,082,898 1,744,669 3,489,338 5,234,007 10,468,014 15,702,021 and 31,404,042, with no remainder.

Since 31,404,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,404,042, 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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