Q: Is 31,700,043 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,700,043 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,700,043 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 31700043 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 141 423 74,941 224,823 674,469 3,522,227 10,566,681 and 31,700,043, with no remainder.

Since 31,700,043 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,700,043, 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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