Q: Is 38,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 38,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 38,962 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 38962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 23 46 77 121 154 161 242 253 322 506 847 1,694 1,771 2,783 3,542 5,566 19,481 and 38,962, with no remainder.

Since 38,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,962, it is not a prime number.


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

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