Q: Is 1,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,976 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 1976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 38 52 76 104 152 247 494 988 and 1,976, with no remainder.

Since 1,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,976, 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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