Q: Is 31,679,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,679,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,679,720 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 31679720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 791,993 1,583,986 3,167,972 3,959,965 6,335,944 7,919,930 15,839,860 and 31,679,720, with no remainder.

Since 31,679,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,679,720, 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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