Q: Is 427,869 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,869 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,869 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 427869 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 27 39 53 69 117 159 207 299 351 477 621 689 897 1,219 1,431 2,067 2,691 3,657 6,201 8,073 10,971 15,847 18,603 32,913 47,541 142,623 and 427,869, with no remainder.

Since 427,869 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,869, 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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