Q: Is 427,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,552 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 427552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 124 248 431 496 862 992 1,724 3,448 6,896 13,361 13,792 26,722 53,444 106,888 213,776 and 427,552, with no remainder.

Since 427,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,552, 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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