Q: Is 96,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,968 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 96968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 23 31 34 46 62 68 92 124 136 184 248 391 527 713 782 1,054 1,426 1,564 2,108 2,852 3,128 4,216 5,704 12,121 24,242 48,484 and 96,968, with no remainder.

Since 96,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,968, 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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