Q: Is 971,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 971,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 971,472 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 971472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 111 148 222 296 444 547 592 888 1,094 1,641 1,776 2,188 3,282 4,376 6,564 8,752 13,128 20,239 26,256 40,478 60,717 80,956 121,434 161,912 242,868 323,824 485,736 and 971,472, with no remainder.

Since 971,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,472, it is not a prime number.


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