Q: Is 896,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 896,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 896,988 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 896988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 4,397 8,794 13,191 17,588 26,382 52,764 74,749 149,498 224,247 298,996 448,494 and 896,988, with no remainder.

Since 896,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 896,988, 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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