Q: Is 401,196 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,196 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,196 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 401196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 67 134 201 268 402 499 804 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 5,988 33,433 66,866 100,299 133,732 200,598 and 401,196, with no remainder.

Since 401,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,196, it is not a prime number.


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