Q: Is 427,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,823 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 427823 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 23 89 209 253 437 979 1,691 2,047 4,807 18,601 22,517 38,893 and 427,823, with no remainder.

Since 427,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,823, 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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