Q: Is 6,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,372 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 6372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 59 108 118 177 236 354 531 708 1,062 1,593 2,124 3,186 and 6,372, with no remainder.

Since 6,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,372, it is not a prime number.


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