Q: Is 478,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,972 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 478972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 61 122 151 244 302 604 793 1,586 1,963 3,172 3,926 7,852 9,211 18,422 36,844 119,743 239,486 and 478,972, with no remainder.

Since 478,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,972, 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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