Q: Is 617,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 617,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 617,838 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 617838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 89 178 267 534 1,157 2,314 3,471 6,942 7,921 15,842 23,763 47,526 102,973 205,946 308,919 and 617,838, with no remainder.

Since 617,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,838, 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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