It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 31 442 is not a prime number.
For example, 31 442 can be divided by 2: 31 442 / 2 = 15 721.
For 31 442 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 31 442 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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31 442 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 31 442 / 2 = 15 721.
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A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 31 442 is about 177.319.
Thus, the square root of 31 442 is not an integer, and therefore 31 442 is not a square number.
The square of a number (here 31 442) is the result of the product of this number (31 442) by itself (i.e., 31 442 × 31 442); the square of 31 442 is sometimes called "raising 31 442 to the power 2", or "31 442 squared".
The square of 31 442 is 988 599 364 because 31 442 × 31 442 = 31 4422 = 988 599 364.
As a consequence, 31 442 is the square root of 988 599 364.
The multiples of 31 442 are all integers evenly divisible by 31 442, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 31 442 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 31 442. The smallest multiples of 31 442 are: