Q: Is 56,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,724 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 56724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 163 174 326 348 489 652 978 1,956 4,727 9,454 14,181 18,908 28,362 and 56,724, with no remainder.

Since 56,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,724, it is not a prime number.


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