Q: Is 37,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,968 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 37968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 113 168 226 336 339 452 678 791 904 1,356 1,582 1,808 2,373 2,712 3,164 4,746 5,424 6,328 9,492 12,656 18,984 and 37,968, with no remainder.

Since 37,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,968, it is not a prime number.


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