Q: Is 678,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 678,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 678,978 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 678978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 67 134 201 402 563 603 1,126 1,206 1,689 3,378 5,067 10,134 37,721 75,442 113,163 226,326 339,489 and 678,978, with no remainder.

Since 678,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 678,978, it is not a prime number.


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