Q: Is 472,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,480 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 472480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 2,953 5,906 11,812 14,765 23,624 29,530 47,248 59,060 94,496 118,120 236,240 and 472,480, with no remainder.

Since 472,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,480, 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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