Q: Is 972,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,708 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 972708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 7,369 14,738 22,107 29,476 44,214 81,059 88,428 162,118 243,177 324,236 486,354 and 972,708, with no remainder.

Since 972,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,708, it is not a prime number.


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