Q: Is 8,737,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,737,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,737,972 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 8737972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 857 1,714 2,549 3,428 5,098 10,196 2,184,493 4,368,986 and 8,737,972, with no remainder.

Since 8,737,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,737,972, 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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