Q: Is 472,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,304 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 472304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 4,217 8,434 16,868 29,519 33,736 59,038 67,472 118,076 236,152 and 472,304, with no remainder.

Since 472,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,304, 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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