Q: Is 31,743 a Prime Number?

A: No, 31,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,743 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 31743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 3,527 10,581 and 31,743, with no remainder.

Since 31,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,743, it is not a prime number.

Number	31,741	31,742	31,744	31,745
Prime?	yes	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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