Q: Is 479,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,472 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 479472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 1,427 2,854 4,281 5,708 8,562 9,989 11,416 17,124 19,978 22,832 29,967 34,248 39,956 59,934 68,496 79,912 119,868 159,824 239,736 and 479,472, with no remainder.

Since 479,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,472, 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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