Q: Is 972,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,048 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 972048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 263 264 308 336 462 526 528 616 789 924 1,052 1,232 1,578 1,841 1,848 2,104 2,893 3,156 3,682 3,696 4,208 5,523 5,786 6,312 7,364 8,679 11,046 11,572 12,624 14,728 17,358 20,251 22,092 23,144 29,456 34,716 40,502 44,184 46,288 60,753 69,432 81,004 88,368 121,506 138,864 162,008 243,012 324,016 486,024 and 972,048, with no remainder.

Since 972,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,048, it is not a prime number.


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