Q: Is 31,424,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,424,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,424,031 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 31424031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 89 243 267 801 1,453 2,403 4,359 7,209 13,077 21,627 39,231 117,693 129,317 353,079 387,951 1,163,853 3,491,559 10,474,677 and 31,424,031, with no remainder.

Since 31,424,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,424,031, 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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