Q: Is 397,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 397,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 397,242 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 397242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 761 1,522 2,283 4,566 6,849 13,698 22,069 44,138 66,207 132,414 198,621 and 397,242, with no remainder.

Since 397,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 397,242, 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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