Q: Is 30,978 a Prime Number?

A: No, 30,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 30,978 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 30978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,721 3,442 5,163 10,326 15,489 and 30,978, with no remainder.

Since 30,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,978, it is not a prime number.

Number	30,976	30,977	30,979	30,980
Prime?	no	yes	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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