Q: Is 32,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 32,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 32,472 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 32472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 41 44 66 72 82 88 99 123 132 164 198 246 264 328 369 396 451 492 738 792 902 984 1,353 1,476 1,804 2,706 2,952 3,608 4,059 5,412 8,118 10,824 16,236 and 32,472, with no remainder.

Since 32,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,472, 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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