Q: Is 797,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 797,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 797,426 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 797426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 79 98 103 158 206 553 721 1,106 1,442 3,871 5,047 7,742 8,137 10,094 16,274 56,959 113,918 398,713 and 797,426, with no remainder.

Since 797,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 797,426, 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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