Q: Is 948,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 948,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 948,978 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 948978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 52,721 105,442 158,163 316,326 474,489 and 948,978, with no remainder.

Since 948,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 948,978, it is not a prime number.


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Number 948,976948,977948,979948,980
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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