Q: Is 428,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,876 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 428876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 53 68 106 119 212 238 289 371 476 578 742 901 1,156 1,484 1,802 2,023 3,604 4,046 6,307 8,092 12,614 15,317 25,228 30,634 61,268 107,219 214,438 and 428,876, with no remainder.

Since 428,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,876, 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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