Q: Is 402,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,523 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 402523 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 37 43 253 407 473 851 989 1,591 9,361 10,879 17,501 36,593 and 402,523, with no remainder.

Since 402,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,523, it is not a prime number.


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Number 402,521402,522402,524402,525
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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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