Q: Is 857,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 857,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 857,072 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 857072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 34 46 68 92 136 137 184 272 274 368 391 548 782 1,096 1,564 2,192 2,329 3,128 3,151 4,658 6,256 6,302 9,316 12,604 18,632 25,208 37,264 50,416 53,567 107,134 214,268 428,536 and 857,072, with no remainder.

Since 857,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,072, 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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