Q: Is 83,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 83,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,968 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 83968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 41 64 82 128 164 256 328 512 656 1,024 1,312 2,048 2,624 5,248 10,496 20,992 41,984 and 83,968, with no remainder.

Since 83,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,968, it is not a prime number.


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