Q: Is 617,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 617,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 617,988 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 617988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 588 1,051 2,102 3,153 4,204 6,306 7,357 12,612 14,714 22,071 29,428 44,142 51,499 88,284 102,998 154,497 205,996 308,994 and 617,988, with no remainder.

Since 617,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,988, 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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