Q: Is 8,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,472 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 8472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 353 706 1,059 1,412 2,118 2,824 4,236 and 8,472, with no remainder.

Since 8,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,472, 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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