Q: Is 39,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,904 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 39904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 43 58 86 116 172 232 344 464 688 928 1,247 1,376 2,494 4,988 9,976 19,952 and 39,904, with no remainder.

Since 39,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,904, 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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