Q: Is 1,797,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,797,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,797,988 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 1797988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 137 193 274 386 548 772 2,329 3,281 4,658 6,562 9,316 13,124 26,441 52,882 105,764 449,497 898,994 and 1,797,988, with no remainder.

Since 1,797,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,797,988, it is not a prime number.


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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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