Q: Is 917,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 917,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 917,985 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 917985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 57 95 285 3,221 9,663 16,105 48,315 61,199 183,597 305,995 and 917,985, with no remainder.

Since 917,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 917,985, 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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