Q: Is 31,617,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,617,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,617,042 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 31617042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 23 34 46 51 69 102 138 391 782 1,173 2,346 13,477 26,954 40,431 80,862 229,109 309,971 458,218 619,942 687,327 929,913 1,374,654 1,859,826 5,269,507 10,539,014 15,808,521 and 31,617,042, with no remainder.

Since 31,617,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,617,042, 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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