Q: Is 53,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 53,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 53,984 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 53984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 241 482 964 1,687 1,928 3,374 3,856 6,748 7,712 13,496 26,992 and 53,984, with no remainder.

Since 53,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,984, it is not a prime number.


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