Q: Is 31,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,976 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 31976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 571 1,142 2,284 3,997 4,568 7,994 15,988 and 31,976, with no remainder.

Since 31,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,976, 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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