Q: Is 429,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 429,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,246 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 429246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 7,949 15,898 23,847 47,694 71,541 143,082 214,623 and 429,246, with no remainder.

Since 429,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,246, 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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