Q: Is 56,457 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,457 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,457 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 56457 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 41 51 81 123 153 369 459 697 1,107 1,377 2,091 3,321 6,273 18,819 and 56,457, with no remainder.

Since 56,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,457, 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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