Q: Is 37,995 a Prime Number?

A: No, 37,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,995 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 37995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 149 255 447 745 2,235 2,533 7,599 12,665 and 37,995, with no remainder.

Since 37,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,995, it is not a prime number.

Number	37,993	37,994	37,996	37,997
Prime?	yes	no	no	yes

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

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