Q: Is 36,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,426 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 36426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 467 934 1,401 2,802 6,071 12,142 18,213 and 36,426, with no remainder.

Since 36,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,426, 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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