Q: Is 1,006,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,006,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,006,978 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 1006978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 4,231 8,462 29,617 59,234 71,927 143,854 503,489 and 1,006,978, with no remainder.

Since 1,006,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,006,978, it is not a prime number.


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