Q: Is 1,988,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,988,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,988,972 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 1988972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 89 148 151 178 302 356 604 3,293 5,587 6,586 11,174 13,172 13,439 22,348 26,878 53,756 497,243 994,486 and 1,988,972, with no remainder.

Since 1,988,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,988,972, 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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