Q: Is 277,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,424 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 277424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,477 4,954 9,908 17,339 19,816 34,678 39,632 69,356 138,712 and 277,424, with no remainder.

Since 277,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,424, 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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