Q: Is 999,471 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 999,471 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,471 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 999471 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 31 33 93 341 977 1,023 2,931 10,747 30,287 32,241 90,861 333,157 and 999,471, with no remainder.

Since 999,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,471, it is not a prime number.


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Number 999,469999,470999,472999,473
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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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