Q: Is 39,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,970 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 39970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 571 1,142 2,855 3,997 5,710 7,994 19,985 and 39,970, with no remainder.

Since 39,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,970, it is not a prime number.


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