Q: Is 29,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 29,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 29,970 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 29970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 37 45 54 74 81 90 111 135 162 185 222 270 333 370 405 555 666 810 999 1,110 1,665 1,998 2,997 3,330 4,995 5,994 9,990 14,985 and 29,970, with no remainder.

Since 29,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,970, 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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