Q: Is 52,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 52,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 52,572 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 52572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 337 674 1,011 1,348 2,022 4,044 4,381 8,762 13,143 17,524 26,286 and 52,572, with no remainder.

Since 52,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,572, it is not a prime number.


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