Q: Is 472,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,700 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 472700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 145 163 290 326 580 652 725 815 1,450 1,630 2,900 3,260 4,075 4,727 8,150 9,454 16,300 18,908 23,635 47,270 94,540 118,175 236,350 and 472,700, with no remainder.

Since 472,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,700, 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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