Q: Is 427,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,100 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 427100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 4,271 8,542 17,084 21,355 42,710 85,420 106,775 213,550 and 427,100, with no remainder.

Since 427,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,100, 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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