Q: Is 96,396 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,396 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,396 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 96396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 277 348 554 831 1,108 1,662 3,324 8,033 16,066 24,099 32,132 48,198 and 96,396, with no remainder.

Since 96,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,396, 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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