Q: Is 208,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,428 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 208428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 1,579 3,158 4,737 6,316 9,474 17,369 18,948 34,738 52,107 69,476 104,214 and 208,428, with no remainder.

Since 208,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,428, 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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