Q: Is 31,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,428 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 31428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 97 108 162 194 291 324 388 582 873 1,164 1,746 2,619 3,492 5,238 7,857 10,476 15,714 and 31,428, with no remainder.

Since 31,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,428, 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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