Q: Is 31,780 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,780 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,780 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 31780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 227 454 908 1,135 1,589 2,270 3,178 4,540 6,356 7,945 15,890 and 31,780, with no remainder.

Since 31,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,780, 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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