Q: Is 427,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,170 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 427170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 58 87 145 174 290 435 491 870 982 1,473 2,455 2,946 4,910 7,365 14,239 14,730 28,478 42,717 71,195 85,434 142,390 213,585 and 427,170, with no remainder.

Since 427,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,170, it is not a prime number.


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