Q: Is 428,501 a Prime Number?

A: No, 428,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,501 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 428501 can be evenly divided by 1 131 3,271 and 428,501, with no remainder.

Since 428,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,501, it is not a prime number.

Number	428,499	428,500	428,502	428,503
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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