Q: Is 428,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,536 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 428536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 23 34 46 68 92 136 137 184 274 391 548 782 1,096 1,564 2,329 3,128 3,151 4,658 6,302 9,316 12,604 18,632 25,208 53,567 107,134 214,268 and 428,536, with no remainder.

Since 428,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,536, 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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