Q: Is 421,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,248 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 421248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 384 1,097 2,194 3,291 4,388 6,582 8,776 13,164 17,552 26,328 35,104 52,656 70,208 105,312 140,416 210,624 and 421,248, with no remainder.

Since 421,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,248, 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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