Q: Is 6,897 a Prime Number?

A: No, 6,897 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,897 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 6897 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 19 33 57 121 209 363 627 2,299 and 6,897, with no remainder.

Since 6,897 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,897, it is not a prime number.

Number	6,895	6,896	6,898	6,899
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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