Q: Is 30,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 30,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 30,972 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 30972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 89 116 174 178 267 348 356 534 1,068 2,581 5,162 7,743 10,324 15,486 and 30,972, with no remainder.

Since 30,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,972, it is not a prime number.


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