Q: Is 35,872 a Prime Number?

A: No, 35,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,872 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 35872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 59 76 118 152 236 304 472 608 944 1,121 1,888 2,242 4,484 8,968 17,936 and 35,872, with no remainder.

Since 35,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,872, it is not a prime number.

Number	35,870	35,871	35,873	35,874
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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