Q: Is 401,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,724 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 401724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 11,159 22,318 33,477 44,636 66,954 100,431 133,908 200,862 and 401,724, with no remainder.

Since 401,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,724, it is not a prime number.


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