Q: Is 33,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 33,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 33,972 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 33972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 149 228 298 447 596 894 1,788 2,831 5,662 8,493 11,324 16,986 and 33,972, with no remainder.

Since 33,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,972, 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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