Q: Is 470,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 470,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 470,240 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 470240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 2,939 5,878 11,756 14,695 23,512 29,390 47,024 58,780 94,048 117,560 235,120 and 470,240, with no remainder.

Since 470,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,240, it is not a prime number.


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