Q: Is 876,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 876,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 876,978 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 876978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 249 498 587 747 1,174 1,494 1,761 3,522 5,283 10,566 48,721 97,442 146,163 292,326 438,489 and 876,978, with no remainder.

Since 876,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,978, 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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