Q: Is 31,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,200 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 31200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 32 39 40 48 50 52 60 65 75 78 80 96 100 104 120 130 150 156 160 195 200 208 240 260 300 312 325 390 400 416 480 520 600 624 650 780 800 975 1,040 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,560 1,950 2,080 2,400 2,600 3,120 3,900 5,200 6,240 7,800 10,400 15,600 and 31,200, with no remainder.

Since 31,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,200, 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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