Q: Is 39,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,870 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 39870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 443 886 1,329 2,215 2,658 3,987 4,430 6,645 7,974 13,290 19,935 and 39,870, with no remainder.

Since 39,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,870, 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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