Q: Is 66,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 66,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 66,978 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 66978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 3,721 7,442 11,163 22,326 33,489 and 66,978, with no remainder.

Since 66,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,978, it is not a prime number.


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