Q: Is 394,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 394,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 394,542 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 394542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 953 1,906 2,859 5,718 8,577 17,154 21,919 43,838 65,757 131,514 197,271 and 394,542, with no remainder.

Since 394,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 394,542, 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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