Q: Is 73,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 73,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 73,988 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 73988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 349 698 1,396 18,497 36,994 and 73,988, with no remainder.

Since 73,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,988, it is not a prime number.


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Number 73,98673,98773,98973,990
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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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