Q: Is 629,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 629,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 629,972 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 629972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 149 151 298 302 596 604 1,043 1,057 2,086 2,114 4,172 4,228 22,499 44,998 89,996 157,493 314,986 and 629,972, with no remainder.

Since 629,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 629,972, 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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