Q: Is 878,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 878,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 878,427 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 878427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 19 33 57 99 171 209 467 627 1,401 1,881 4,203 5,137 8,873 15,411 26,619 46,233 79,857 97,603 292,809 and 878,427, with no remainder.

Since 878,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,427, 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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