Q: Is 31,133,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,133,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,133,142 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 31133142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 167 334 501 1,002 1,503 3,006 10,357 20,714 31,071 62,142 93,213 186,426 1,729,619 3,459,238 5,188,857 10,377,714 15,566,571 and 31,133,142, with no remainder.

Since 31,133,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,133,142, 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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