Q: Is 972,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,342 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 972342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 7,717 15,434 23,151 46,302 54,019 69,453 108,038 138,906 162,057 324,114 486,171 and 972,342, with no remainder.

Since 972,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,342, 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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