Q: Is 401,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,008 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 401008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 284 353 568 706 1,136 1,412 2,824 5,648 25,063 50,126 100,252 200,504 and 401,008, with no remainder.

Since 401,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,008, 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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