Q: Is 39,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,248 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 39248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 223 446 892 1,784 2,453 3,568 4,906 9,812 19,624 and 39,248, with no remainder.

Since 39,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,248, 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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