Q: Is 970,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 970,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 970,972 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 970972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 109 131 218 262 436 524 1,853 2,227 3,706 4,454 7,412 8,908 14,279 28,558 57,116 242,743 485,486 and 970,972, with no remainder.

Since 970,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 970,972, it is not a prime number.


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