Q: Is 31,422,213 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,422,213 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,422,213 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 31422213 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 37 111 127 333 381 743 1,143 2,229 4,699 6,687 14,097 27,491 42,291 82,473 94,361 247,419 283,083 849,249 3,491,357 10,474,071 and 31,422,213, with no remainder.

Since 31,422,213 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,422,213, 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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