Q: Is 970,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 970,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 970,462 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 970462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 73 146 289 391 578 782 1,241 1,679 2,482 3,358 6,647 13,294 21,097 28,543 42,194 57,086 485,231 and 970,462, with no remainder.

Since 970,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 970,462, 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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