Q: Is 103,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 103,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 103,872 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 103872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 541 1,082 1,623 2,164 3,246 4,328 6,492 8,656 12,984 17,312 25,968 34,624 51,936 and 103,872, with no remainder.

Since 103,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,872, 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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