Q: Is 19,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 19,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 19,872 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 19872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 27 32 36 46 48 54 69 72 92 96 108 138 144 184 207 216 276 288 368 414 432 552 621 736 828 864 1,104 1,242 1,656 2,208 2,484 3,312 4,968 6,624 9,936 and 19,872, with no remainder.

Since 19,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 19,872, 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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