Q: Is 38,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,724 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 38724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 461 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 3,227 5,532 6,454 9,681 12,908 19,362 and 38,724, with no remainder.

Since 38,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,724, it is not a prime number.


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