Q: Is 797,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 797,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 797,072 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 797072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 1,607 3,214 6,428 12,856 25,712 49,817 99,634 199,268 398,536 and 797,072, with no remainder.

Since 797,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,072, 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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