Q: Is 103,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 103,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 103,972 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 103972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 139 187 278 374 556 748 1,529 2,363 3,058 4,726 6,116 9,452 25,993 51,986 and 103,972, with no remainder.

Since 103,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,972, it is not a prime number.


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