Q: Is 479,792 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,792 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,792 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 479792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 157 191 314 382 628 764 1,256 1,528 2,512 3,056 29,987 59,974 119,948 239,896 and 479,792, with no remainder.

Since 479,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,792, 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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