Q: Is 95,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 95,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 95,988 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 95988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 421 842 1,263 1,684 2,526 5,052 7,999 15,998 23,997 31,996 47,994 and 95,988, with no remainder.

Since 95,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 95,988, it is not a prime number.


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