Q: Is 958,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 958,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 958,428 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 958428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 79 158 237 316 337 474 674 711 948 1,011 1,348 1,422 2,022 2,844 3,033 4,044 6,066 12,132 26,623 53,246 79,869 106,492 159,738 239,607 319,476 479,214 and 958,428, with no remainder.

Since 958,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 958,428, 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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