Q: Is 840,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 840,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 840,429 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 840429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 459 1,831 5,493 16,479 31,127 49,437 93,381 280,143 and 840,429, with no remainder.

Since 840,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 840,429, 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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