Q: Is 3,176 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,176 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,176 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 3176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 397 794 1,588 and 3,176, with no remainder.

Since 3,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,176, it is not a prime number.


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