Q: Is 31,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,648 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 31648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 43 46 86 92 172 184 344 368 688 736 989 1,376 1,978 3,956 7,912 15,824 and 31,648, with no remainder.

Since 31,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,648, 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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