Q: Is 43,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,248 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 43248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 53 68 102 106 136 159 204 212 272 318 408 424 636 816 848 901 1,272 1,802 2,544 2,703 3,604 5,406 7,208 10,812 14,416 21,624 and 43,248, with no remainder.

Since 43,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,248, 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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