Q: Is 127,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,978 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 127978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 122 1,049 2,098 63,989 and 127,978, with no remainder.

Since 127,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,978, it is not a prime number.


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