Q: Is 426,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,540 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 426540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 7,109 14,218 21,327 28,436 35,545 42,654 71,090 85,308 106,635 142,180 213,270 and 426,540, with no remainder.

Since 426,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,540, it is not a prime number.


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