Q: Is 428,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 428,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 428,997 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 428997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 4,931 14,793 142,999 and 428,997, with no remainder.

Since 428,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 428,997, it is not a prime number.


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Number 428,995428,996428,998428,999
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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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