Q: Is 489,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 489,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 489,072 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 489072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 443 552 886 1,104 1,329 1,772 2,658 3,544 5,316 7,088 10,189 10,632 20,378 21,264 30,567 40,756 61,134 81,512 122,268 163,024 244,536 and 489,072, with no remainder.

Since 489,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,072, 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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