What two number when multiplied equals 17972 (seventeen thousand nine hundred seventy two)?
From the aboves multiple we can see that 17972 is a multiple of 6 numbers.
The numbers are 1, 2, 4, 4493, 8986, 17972
These numbers are called the factors of 17972.
2 x 4493= 17972
A prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself (without a remainder).
17972 is not a prime number because it is divisible by other number than 1 and itself.
Lets learn factorization of other numbers.