Q: Is 407,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 407,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 407,238 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 407238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 23 26 39 46 69 78 138 227 299 454 598 681 897 1,362 1,794 2,951 5,221 5,902 8,853 10,442 15,663 17,706 31,326 67,873 135,746 203,619 and 407,238, with no remainder.

Since 407,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 407,238, 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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