Q: Is 39,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,996 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 39996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 101 132 198 202 303 396 404 606 909 1,111 1,212 1,818 2,222 3,333 3,636 4,444 6,666 9,999 13,332 19,998 and 39,996, with no remainder.

Since 39,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,996, 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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