Q: Is 31,997 a Prime Number?
A: No, 31,997 is 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 31997 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 653 4,571 and 31,997, with no remainder.
Since 31,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,997, it is not a prime number.