Q: Is 1,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,424 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 1424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 89 178 356 712 and 1,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,424, it is not a prime number.


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