Q: Is 521,997 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 521,997 is not a prime number.

Why is 521,997 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 521997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 53 67 147 159 201 371 469 1,113 1,407 2,597 3,283 3,551 7,791 9,849 10,653 24,857 74,571 173,999 and 521,997, with no remainder.

Since 521,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 521,997, it is not a prime number.


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