Q: Is 426,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,456 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 426456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 5,923 11,846 17,769 23,692 35,538 47,384 53,307 71,076 106,614 142,152 213,228 and 426,456, with no remainder.

Since 426,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,456, 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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