Q: Is 948,597 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 948,597 is not a prime number.

Why is 948,597 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 948597 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 169 507 1,871 5,613 24,323 72,969 316,199 and 948,597, with no remainder.

Since 948,597 cannot be divided by just 1 and 948,597, it is not a prime number.


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Number 948,595948,596948,598948,599
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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