Q: Is 31,710,609 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,710,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,710,609 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 31710609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 567 55,927 167,781 391,489 503,343 1,174,467 1,510,029 3,523,401 4,530,087 10,570,203 and 31,710,609, with no remainder.

Since 31,710,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,710,609, 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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