Q: Is 398,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,889 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 398889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 41 47 69 123 141 207 369 423 943 1,081 1,927 2,829 3,243 5,781 8,487 9,729 17,343 44,321 132,963 and 398,889, with no remainder.

Since 398,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,889, 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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