Q: Is 472,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,840 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 472840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 11,821 23,642 47,284 59,105 94,568 118,210 236,420 and 472,840, with no remainder.

Since 472,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,840, 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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