Q: Is 427,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,904 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 427904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 3,343 6,686 13,372 26,744 53,488 106,976 213,952 and 427,904, with no remainder.

Since 427,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,904, 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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