Q: Is 472,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,960 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 472960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 640 739 1,478 2,956 3,695 5,912 7,390 11,824 14,780 23,648 29,560 47,296 59,120 94,592 118,240 236,480 and 472,960, with no remainder.

Since 472,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,960, 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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