Q: Is 31,456,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,456,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,456,904 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 31456904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 263 526 1,052 2,104 14,951 29,902 59,804 119,608 3,932,113 7,864,226 15,728,452 and 31,456,904, with no remainder.

Since 31,456,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,456,904, 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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