Q: Is 2,397 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,397 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,397 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 2397 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 47 51 141 799 and 2,397, with no remainder.

Since 2,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,397, it is not a prime number.


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