Q: Is 267,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 267,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 267,872 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 267872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 88 176 352 761 1,522 3,044 6,088 8,371 12,176 16,742 24,352 33,484 66,968 133,936 and 267,872, with no remainder.

Since 267,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,872, 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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