Q: Is 31,709,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,709,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,709,142 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 31709142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 28,879 57,758 86,637 173,274 259,911 519,822 1,761,619 3,523,238 5,284,857 10,569,714 15,854,571 and 31,709,142, with no remainder.

Since 31,709,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,709,142, 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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