Q: Is 427,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,908 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 427908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 169 211 338 422 507 633 676 844 1,014 1,266 2,028 2,532 2,743 5,486 8,229 10,972 16,458 32,916 35,659 71,318 106,977 142,636 213,954 and 427,908, with no remainder.

Since 427,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,908, it is not a prime number.


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