Q: Is 972,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,984 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 972984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 71 142 213 284 426 568 571 852 1,142 1,704 1,713 2,284 3,426 4,568 6,852 13,704 40,541 81,082 121,623 162,164 243,246 324,328 486,492 and 972,984, with no remainder.

Since 972,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,984, 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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