Q: Is 478,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,752 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 478752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 4,987 9,974 14,961 19,948 29,922 39,896 59,844 79,792 119,688 159,584 239,376 and 478,752, with no remainder.

Since 478,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,752, 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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