Q: Is 846,432 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 846,432 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,432 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 846432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 2,939 5,878 8,817 11,756 17,634 23,512 26,451 35,268 47,024 52,902 70,536 94,048 105,804 141,072 211,608 282,144 423,216 and 846,432, with no remainder.

Since 846,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,432, 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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