Q: Is 470,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 470,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 470,000 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 470000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 47 50 80 94 100 125 188 200 235 250 376 400 470 500 625 752 940 1,000 1,175 1,250 1,880 2,000 2,350 2,500 3,760 4,700 5,000 5,875 9,400 10,000 11,750 18,800 23,500 29,375 47,000 58,750 94,000 117,500 235,000 and 470,000, with no remainder.

Since 470,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,000, 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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