Q: Is 400,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,179 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 400179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 31 39 93 331 403 993 1,209 4,303 10,261 12,909 30,783 133,393 and 400,179, with no remainder.

Since 400,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,179, it is not a prime number.


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