Q: Is 396,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 396,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 396,100 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 396100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 170 233 340 425 466 850 932 1,165 1,700 2,330 3,961 4,660 5,825 7,922 11,650 15,844 19,805 23,300 39,610 79,220 99,025 198,050 and 396,100, with no remainder.

Since 396,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,100, 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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