Q: Is 31,872,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,872,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,872,490 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 31872490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 245,173 490,346 1,225,865 2,451,730 3,187,249 6,374,498 15,936,245 and 31,872,490, with no remainder.

Since 31,872,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,872,490, 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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