Q: Is 748,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 748,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 748,972 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 748972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 23 28 46 92 161 322 644 1,163 2,326 4,652 8,141 16,282 26,749 32,564 53,498 106,996 187,243 374,486 and 748,972, with no remainder.

Since 748,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 748,972, it is not a prime number.


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