Q: Is 37,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,536 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 37536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 23 24 32 34 46 48 51 68 69 92 96 102 136 138 184 204 272 276 368 391 408 544 552 736 782 816 1,104 1,173 1,564 1,632 2,208 2,346 3,128 4,692 6,256 9,384 12,512 18,768 and 37,536, with no remainder.

Since 37,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,536, 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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