Q: Is 8,427,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,427,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,427,500 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 8427500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 625 1,250 2,500 3,371 6,742 13,484 16,855 33,710 67,420 84,275 168,550 337,100 421,375 842,750 1,685,500 2,106,875 4,213,750 and 8,427,500, with no remainder.

Since 8,427,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,427,500, 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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