A soybean cultivar, designated 04917311 is disclosed. The invention relates to
the seeds of soybean cultivar 0491731, to the plants of soybean 0491731 and to
methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar 0491731
with itself or another soybean variety. The invention further relates to hybrid
soybean seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar 0491731 with another
soybean cultivar.