Q: Is 472,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,900 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 472900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 4,729 9,458 18,916 23,645 47,290 94,580 118,225 236,450 and 472,900, with no remainder.

Since 472,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,900, 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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