Q: Is 36,864 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,864 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,864 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 36864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,024 1,152 1,536 2,048 2,304 3,072 4,096 4,608 6,144 9,216 12,288 18,432 and 36,864, with no remainder.

Since 36,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,864, 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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