Q: Is 538,407 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,407 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,407 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 538407 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 23 27 51 69 81 153 207 289 391 459 621 867 1,173 1,377 1,863 2,601 3,519 6,647 7,803 10,557 19,941 23,409 31,671 59,823 179,469 and 538,407, with no remainder.

Since 538,407 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,407, 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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