Q: Is 387,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 387,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 387,498 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 387498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 58 87 102 131 174 262 393 493 786 986 1,479 2,227 2,958 3,799 4,454 6,681 7,598 11,397 13,362 22,794 64,583 129,166 193,749 and 387,498, with no remainder.

Since 387,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,498, 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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