Q: Is 472,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 472,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 472,972 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 472972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 53 92 97 106 194 212 388 1,219 2,231 2,438 4,462 4,876 5,141 8,924 10,282 20,564 118,243 236,486 and 472,972, with no remainder.

Since 472,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,972, 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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