Q: Is 971,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 971,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 971,992 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 971992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 476 952 1,021 2,042 4,084 7,147 8,168 14,294 17,357 28,588 34,714 57,176 69,428 121,499 138,856 242,998 485,996 and 971,992, with no remainder.

Since 971,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,992, 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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