Q: Is 398,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,601 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 398601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 27 37 57 63 81 111 133 171 189 259 333 399 513 567 703 777 999 1,197 1,539 2,109 2,331 2,997 3,591 4,921 6,327 6,993 10,773 14,763 18,981 20,979 44,289 56,943 132,867 and 398,601, with no remainder.

Since 398,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,601, 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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