Q: Is 398,397 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 398,397 is not a prime number.

Why is 398,397 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 398397 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 79 123 237 1,681 3,239 5,043 9,717 132,799 and 398,397, with no remainder.

Since 398,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 398,397, 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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