Q: Is 38,872 a Prime Number?

A: No, 38,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,872 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 38872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 43 86 113 172 226 344 452 904 4,859 9,718 19,436 and 38,872, with no remainder.

Since 38,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,872, it is not a prime number.

Number	38,870	38,871	38,873	38,874
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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