Q: Is 208,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,472 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 208472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 23 44 46 88 92 103 184 206 253 412 506 824 1,012 1,133 2,024 2,266 2,369 4,532 4,738 9,064 9,476 18,952 26,059 52,118 104,236 and 208,472, with no remainder.

Since 208,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,472, 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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