Q: Is 972,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 972,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 972,992 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 972992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 64 92 184 368 661 736 1,322 1,472 2,644 5,288 10,576 15,203 21,152 30,406 42,304 60,812 121,624 243,248 486,496 and 972,992, with no remainder.

Since 972,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 972,992, 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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