Q: Is 846,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 846,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,001 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 846001 can be evenly divided by 1 13 59 767 1,103 14,339 65,077 and 846,001, with no remainder.

Since 846,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	845,999	846,000	846,002	846,003
Prime?	no	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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