Q: Is 429,850 a Prime Number?

A: No, 429,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,850 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 429850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 8,597 17,194 42,985 85,970 214,925 and 429,850, with no remainder.

Since 429,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,850, it is not a prime number.

Number	429,848	429,849	429,851	429,852
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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