Q: Is 53,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 53,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 53,496 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 53496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 743 1,486 2,229 2,972 4,458 5,944 6,687 8,916 13,374 17,832 26,748 and 53,496, with no remainder.

Since 53,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,496, 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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