Q: Is 69,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 69,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 69,872 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 69872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 397 794 1,588 3,176 4,367 6,352 8,734 17,468 34,936 and 69,872, with no remainder.

Since 69,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 69,872, it is not a prime number.


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