Q: Is 428,589 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,589 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,589 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 428589 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 6,803 20,409 47,621 61,227 142,863 and 428,589, with no remainder.

Since 428,589 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,589, it is not a prime number.


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Number 428,587428,588428,590428,591
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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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