Q: Is 33,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 33,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 33,872 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 33872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 73 116 146 232 292 464 584 1,168 2,117 4,234 8,468 16,936 and 33,872, with no remainder.

Since 33,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,872, it is not a prime number.


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