Q: Is 862,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 862,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 862,428 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 862428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 10,267 20,534 30,801 41,068 61,602 71,869 123,204 143,738 215,607 287,476 431,214 and 862,428, with no remainder.

Since 862,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 862,428, 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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