Q: Is 438,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 438,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 438,872 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 438872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 461 476 922 952 1,844 3,227 3,688 6,454 7,837 12,908 15,674 25,816 31,348 54,859 62,696 109,718 219,436 and 438,872, with no remainder.

Since 438,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,872, 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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