Q: Is 3,170 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,170 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 3170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 317 634 1,585 and 3,170, with no remainder.

Since 3,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,170, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,168	3,169	3,171	3,172
Prime?	no	yes	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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