Q: Is 421,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,888 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 421888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 103 128 206 256 412 512 824 1,024 1,648 2,048 3,296 4,096 6,592 13,184 26,368 52,736 105,472 210,944 and 421,888, with no remainder.

Since 421,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,888, it is not a prime number.


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