Q: Is 48,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,372 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 48372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 139 174 278 348 417 556 834 1,668 4,031 8,062 12,093 16,124 24,186 and 48,372, with no remainder.

Since 48,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,372, it is not a prime number.


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