Q: Is 2,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,004 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 2004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 167 334 501 668 1,002 and 2,004, with no remainder.

Since 2,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,004, it is not a prime number.


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