Q: Is 426,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,462 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 426462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 37 51 74 102 111 113 222 226 339 629 678 1,258 1,887 1,921 3,774 3,842 4,181 5,763 8,362 11,526 12,543 25,086 71,077 142,154 213,231 and 426,462, with no remainder.

Since 426,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,462, 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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