Q: Is 597,980 a Prime Number?
A: No, 597,980 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 597980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 1,031 2,062 4,124 5,155 10,310 20,620 29,899 59,798 119,596 149,495 298,990 and 597,980, with no remainder.
Since 597,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 597,980, it is not a prime number.