Q: Is 401,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,988 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 401988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 241 278 417 482 556 723 834 964 1,446 1,668 2,892 33,499 66,998 100,497 133,996 200,994 and 401,988, with no remainder.

Since 401,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,988, it is not a prime number.


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