Q: Is 30,988 a Prime Number?

A: No, 30,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 30,988 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 30988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 122 127 244 254 508 7,747 15,494 and 30,988, with no remainder.

Since 30,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,988, it is not a prime number.

Number	30,986	30,987	30,989	30,990
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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