Q: Is 689,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 689,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 689,001 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 689001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 163 489 1,409 4,227 229,667 and 689,001, with no remainder.

Since 689,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 689,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	688,999	689,000	689,002	689,003
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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