Q: Is 37,836 a Prime Number?

A: No, 37,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,836 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 37836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,051 2,102 3,153 4,204 6,306 9,459 12,612 18,918 and 37,836, with no remainder.

Since 37,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,836, it is not a prime number.

Number	37,834	37,835	37,837	37,838
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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