Q: Is 479,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,720 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 479720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 67 134 179 268 335 358 536 670 716 895 1,340 1,432 1,790 2,680 3,580 7,160 11,993 23,986 47,972 59,965 95,944 119,930 239,860 and 479,720, with no remainder.

Since 479,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,720, 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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