Q: Is 396,003 a Prime Number?

A: No, 396,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 396,003 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 396003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 132,001 and 396,003, with no remainder.

Since 396,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,003, it is not a prime number.

Number	396,001	396,002	396,004	396,005
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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