Q: Is 208,972 a Prime Number?

A: No, 208,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,972 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 208972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 89 178 356 587 1,174 2,348 52,243 104,486 and 208,972, with no remainder.

Since 208,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,972, it is not a prime number.

Number	208,970	208,971	208,973	208,974
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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