Q: Is 689,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 689,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 689,978 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 689978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 71 86 113 142 226 3,053 4,859 6,106 8,023 9,718 16,046 344,989 and 689,978, with no remainder.

Since 689,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 689,978, 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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