Q: Is 428,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,608 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 428608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 64 74 148 181 296 362 592 724 1,184 1,448 2,368 2,896 5,792 6,697 11,584 13,394 26,788 53,576 107,152 214,304 and 428,608, with no remainder.

Since 428,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,608, 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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