Q: Is 5,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,712 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 5712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 204 238 272 336 357 408 476 714 816 952 1,428 1,904 2,856 and 5,712, with no remainder.

Since 5,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,712, it is not a prime number.


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