Q: Is 39,897 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,897 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,897 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 39897 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 31 33 39 93 99 117 143 279 341 403 429 1,023 1,209 1,287 3,069 3,627 4,433 13,299 and 39,897, with no remainder.

Since 39,897 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,897, 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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