Q: Is 398,780 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,780 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,780 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 398780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 127 157 254 314 508 628 635 785 1,270 1,570 2,540 3,140 19,939 39,878 79,756 99,695 199,390 and 398,780, with no remainder.

Since 398,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,780, 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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