Q: Is 97,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,968 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 97968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 157 208 312 314 471 624 628 942 1,256 1,884 2,041 2,512 3,768 4,082 6,123 7,536 8,164 12,246 16,328 24,492 32,656 48,984 and 97,968, with no remainder.

Since 97,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,968, it is not a prime number.


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