Q: Is 867,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 867,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 867,972 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 867972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 10,333 20,666 30,999 41,332 61,998 72,331 123,996 144,662 216,993 289,324 433,986 and 867,972, with no remainder.

Since 867,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 867,972, it is not a prime number.


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