Q: Is 53,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 53,978 is 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 53978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 137 197 274 394 26,989 and 53,978, with no remainder.
Since 53,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,978, it is not a prime number.