Q: Is 396,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 396,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 396,242 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 396242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 31 62 77 83 154 166 217 341 434 581 682 913 1,162 1,826 2,387 2,573 4,774 5,146 6,391 12,782 18,011 28,303 36,022 56,606 198,121 and 396,242, with no remainder.

Since 396,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,242, 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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