Q: Is 428,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,072 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 428072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 73 146 292 584 733 1,466 2,932 5,864 53,509 107,018 214,036 and 428,072, with no remainder.

Since 428,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,072, 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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