Q: Is 972,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,200 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 972200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 4,861 9,722 19,444 24,305 38,888 48,610 97,220 121,525 194,440 243,050 486,100 and 972,200, with no remainder.

Since 972,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,200, it is not a prime number.


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