Q: Is 427,218 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,218 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,218 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 427218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 6,473 12,946 19,419 38,838 71,203 142,406 213,609 and 427,218, with no remainder.

Since 427,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,218, 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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