Q: Is 4,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,072 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 4072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 509 1,018 2,036 and 4,072, with no remainder.

Since 4,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,072, it is not a prime number.


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