Q: Is 426,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,980 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 426980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 577 740 1,154 2,308 2,885 5,770 11,540 21,349 42,698 85,396 106,745 213,490 and 426,980, with no remainder.

Since 426,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,980, it is not a prime number.


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