Q: Is 972,522 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,522 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,522 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 972522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 97 194 291 557 582 873 1,114 1,671 1,746 3,342 5,013 10,026 54,029 108,058 162,087 324,174 486,261 and 972,522, with no remainder.

Since 972,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,522, 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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