Q: Is 52,398 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 52,398 is not a prime number.

Why is 52,398 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 52398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 71 82 123 142 213 246 369 426 639 738 1,278 2,911 5,822 8,733 17,466 26,199 and 52,398, with no remainder.

Since 52,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,398, 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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