Q: Is 31,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,372 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 31372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 31 44 46 62 92 124 253 341 506 682 713 1,012 1,364 1,426 2,852 7,843 15,686 and 31,372, with no remainder.

Since 31,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,372, 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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