Q: Is 31,472 a Prime Number?
A: No, 31,472 is 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 31472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 281 562 1,124 1,967 2,248 3,934 4,496 7,868 15,736 and 31,472, with no remainder.
Since 31,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,472, it is not a prime number.