Q: Is 277,389 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,389 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,389 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 277389 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 37 49 51 63 111 119 147 153 259 333 357 441 629 777 833 1,071 1,813 1,887 2,331 2,499 4,403 5,439 5,661 7,497 13,209 16,317 30,821 39,627 92,463 and 277,389, with no remainder.

Since 277,389 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,389, 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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