Q: Is 999,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 999,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,572 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 999572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 203 406 812 1,231 2,462 4,924 8,617 17,234 34,468 35,699 71,398 142,796 249,893 499,786 and 999,572, with no remainder.

Since 999,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,572, 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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