Q: Is 972,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,162 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 972162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 81 102 153 162 306 353 459 706 918 1,059 1,377 2,118 2,754 3,177 6,001 6,354 9,531 12,002 18,003 19,062 28,593 36,006 54,009 57,186 108,018 162,027 324,054 486,081 and 972,162, with no remainder.

Since 972,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,162, it is not a prime number.


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