Q: Is 31,471,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,471,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,471,674 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 31471674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 403,483 806,966 1,210,449 2,420,898 5,245,279 10,490,558 15,735,837 and 31,471,674, with no remainder.

Since 31,471,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,471,674, 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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