Q: Is 3,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,996 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 3996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 74 108 111 148 222 333 444 666 999 1,332 1,998 and 3,996, with no remainder.

Since 3,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,996, 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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