Q: Is 427,037,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,037,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,037,460 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 427037460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 7,117,291 14,234,582 21,351,873 28,469,164 35,586,455 42,703,746 71,172,910 85,407,492 106,759,365 142,345,820 213,518,730 and 427,037,460, with no remainder.

Since 427,037,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,037,460, 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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