Q: Is 407,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 407,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 407,988 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 407988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,619 3,238 4,857 6,476 9,714 11,333 14,571 19,428 22,666 29,142 33,999 45,332 58,284 67,998 101,997 135,996 203,994 and 407,988, with no remainder.

Since 407,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 407,988, 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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