Q: Is 429,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 429,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,960 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 429960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 3,583 7,166 10,749 14,332 17,915 21,498 28,664 35,830 42,996 53,745 71,660 85,992 107,490 143,320 214,980 and 429,960, with no remainder.

Since 429,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,960, 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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