Q: Is 993,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 993,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 993,429 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 993429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 43 51 129 151 153 387 453 731 1,359 2,193 2,567 6,493 6,579 7,701 19,479 23,103 58,437 110,381 331,143 and 993,429, with no remainder.

Since 993,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 993,429, it is not a prime number.


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