Q: Is 471,999 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 471,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 471,999 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 471999 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 14,303 42,909 157,333 and 471,999, with no remainder.

Since 471,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,999, 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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