Q: Is 482,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 482,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 482,972 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 482972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 47 94 188 329 367 658 734 1,316 1,468 2,569 5,138 10,276 17,249 34,498 68,996 120,743 241,486 and 482,972, with no remainder.

Since 482,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,972, it is not a prime number.


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