Q: Is 83,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 83,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,472 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 83472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 47 48 74 94 111 141 148 188 222 282 296 376 444 564 592 752 888 1,128 1,739 1,776 2,256 3,478 5,217 6,956 10,434 13,912 20,868 27,824 41,736 and 83,472, with no remainder.

Since 83,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,472, 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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