Q: Is 427,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,878 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 427878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 2,161 4,322 6,483 12,966 19,449 23,771 38,898 47,542 71,313 142,626 213,939 and 427,878, with no remainder.

Since 427,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,878, it is not a prime number.


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