Q: Is 472,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,005 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 472005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 45 51 85 153 255 617 765 1,851 3,085 5,553 9,255 10,489 27,765 31,467 52,445 94,401 157,335 and 472,005, with no remainder.

Since 472,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,005, 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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