Q: Is 820,972 a Prime Number?

A: No, 820,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 820,972 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 820972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 167 334 668 1,229 2,458 4,916 205,243 410,486 and 820,972, with no remainder.

Since 820,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 820,972, it is not a prime number.

Number	820,970	820,971	820,973	820,974
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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