Q: Is 5,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,536 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 5536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 173 346 692 1,384 2,768 and 5,536, with no remainder.

Since 5,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,536, 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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