Q: Is 396,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 396,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 396,942 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 396942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 182 273 546 727 1,454 2,181 4,362 5,089 9,451 10,178 15,267 18,902 28,353 30,534 56,706 66,157 132,314 198,471 and 396,942, with no remainder.

Since 396,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 396,942, it is not a prime number.


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