Q: Is 426,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,960 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 426960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 593 720 1,186 1,779 2,372 2,965 3,558 4,744 5,337 5,930 7,116 8,895 9,488 10,674 11,860 14,232 17,790 21,348 23,720 26,685 28,464 35,580 42,696 47,440 53,370 71,160 85,392 106,740 142,320 213,480 and 426,960, with no remainder.

Since 426,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,960, it is not a prime number.


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