Q: Is 427,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,672 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 427672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 1,091 2,182 4,364 7,637 8,728 15,274 30,548 53,459 61,096 106,918 213,836 and 427,672, with no remainder.

Since 427,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,672, 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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