Q: Is 1,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,872 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 1872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 104 117 144 156 208 234 312 468 624 936 and 1,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,872, it is not a prime number.


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