Q: Is 687,981 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 687,981 is not a prime number.

Why is 687,981 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 687981 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 181 543 1,267 3,801 32,761 98,283 229,327 and 687,981, with no remainder.

Since 687,981 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,981, it is not a prime number.


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Number 687,979687,980687,982687,983
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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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