Q: Is 402,831 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,831 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 402831 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 33 39 99 117 143 313 429 939 1,287 2,817 3,443 4,069 10,329 12,207 30,987 36,621 44,759 134,277 and 402,831, with no remainder.

Since 402,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,831, 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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