Q: Is 31,430,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,430,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,430,140 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 31430140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 224,501 449,002 898,004 1,122,505 1,571,507 2,245,010 3,143,014 4,490,020 6,286,028 7,857,535 15,715,070 and 31,430,140, with no remainder.

Since 31,430,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,430,140, 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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