Q: Is 379,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 379,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 379,872 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 379872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 1,319 2,638 3,957 5,276 7,914 10,552 11,871 15,828 21,104 23,742 31,656 42,208 47,484 63,312 94,968 126,624 189,936 and 379,872, with no remainder.

Since 379,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 379,872, it is not a prime number.


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