Q: Is 38,955 a Prime Number?

A: No, 38,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,955 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 38955 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 49 53 105 147 159 245 265 371 735 795 1,113 1,855 2,597 5,565 7,791 12,985 and 38,955, with no remainder.

Since 38,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,955, it is not a prime number.

Number	38,953	38,954	38,956	38,957
Prime?	yes	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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