Q: Is 387,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 387,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 387,948 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 387948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 2,939 5,878 8,817 11,756 17,634 32,329 35,268 64,658 96,987 129,316 193,974 and 387,948, with no remainder.

Since 387,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 387,948, 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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