Q: Is 1,492,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,492,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,492,972 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 1492972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 28,711 57,422 114,844 373,243 746,486 and 1,492,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,492,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,492,972, 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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