Q: Is 31,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 31,872 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 31872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 83 96 128 166 192 249 332 384 498 664 996 1,328 1,992 2,656 3,984 5,312 7,968 10,624 15,936 and 31,872, with no remainder.
Since 31,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,872, it is not a prime number.