Q: Is 428,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,238 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 428238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 643 666 1,286 1,929 3,858 5,787 11,574 23,791 47,582 71,373 142,746 214,119 and 428,238, with no remainder.

Since 428,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,238, 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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