Q: Is 398,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,524 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 398524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 43 86 172 301 331 602 662 1,204 1,324 2,317 4,634 9,268 14,233 28,466 56,932 99,631 199,262 and 398,524, with no remainder.

Since 398,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,524, 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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