Q: Is 73,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,984 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 73984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 128 136 256 272 289 544 578 1,088 1,156 2,176 2,312 4,352 4,624 9,248 18,496 36,992 and 73,984, with no remainder.

Since 73,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,984, 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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