Q: Is 69,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 69,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 69,996 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 69996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 307 614 921 1,228 1,842 3,684 5,833 11,666 17,499 23,332 34,998 and 69,996, with no remainder.

Since 69,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,996, it is not a prime number.


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