Q: Is 642,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 642,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 642,972 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 642972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 4,871 9,742 14,613 19,484 29,226 53,581 58,452 107,162 160,743 214,324 321,486 and 642,972, with no remainder.

Since 642,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,972, it is not a prime number.


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