Q: Is 896,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 896,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 896,472 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 896472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 12,451 24,902 37,353 49,804 74,706 99,608 112,059 149,412 224,118 298,824 448,236 and 896,472, with no remainder.

Since 896,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,472, 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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