Q: Is 39,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,974 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 39974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 79 158 253 506 869 1,738 1,817 3,634 19,987 and 39,974, with no remainder.

Since 39,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,974, 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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