Q: Is 31,121,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,121,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,121,223 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 31121223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 127 147 381 889 1,667 2,667 5,001 6,223 11,669 18,669 35,007 81,683 211,709 245,049 635,127 1,481,963 4,445,889 10,373,741 and 31,121,223, with no remainder.

Since 31,121,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,121,223, 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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