Q: Is 267,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 267,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 267,972 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 267972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 137 163 274 326 411 489 548 652 822 978 1,644 1,956 22,331 44,662 66,993 89,324 133,986 and 267,972, with no remainder.

Since 267,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,972, 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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