Q: Is 34,983 a Prime Number?

A: No, 34,983 is not a prime number.

Why is 34,983 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 34983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 39 69 117 169 207 299 507 897 1,521 2,691 3,887 11,661 and 34,983, with no remainder.

Since 34,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,983, it is not a prime number.

Number	34,981	34,982	34,984	34,985
Prime?	yes	no	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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