Q: Is 387,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 387,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 387,846 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 387846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 743 1,486 2,229 4,458 6,687 13,374 21,547 43,094 64,641 129,282 193,923 and 387,846, with no remainder.

Since 387,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,846, 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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