Q: Is 470,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 470,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 470,840 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 470840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 79 149 158 298 316 395 596 632 745 790 1,192 1,490 1,580 2,980 3,160 5,960 11,771 23,542 47,084 58,855 94,168 117,710 235,420 and 470,840, with no remainder.

Since 470,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,840, 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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