Q: Is 38,772 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,772 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,772 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 38772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 359 718 1,077 1,436 2,154 3,231 4,308 6,462 9,693 12,924 19,386 and 38,772, with no remainder.

Since 38,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,772, 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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