Q: Is 427,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,462 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 427462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 1,607 3,214 11,249 22,498 30,533 61,066 213,731 and 427,462, with no remainder.

Since 427,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,462, it is not a prime number.


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Number 427,460427,461427,463427,464
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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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