Q: Is 966,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 966,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 966,798 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 966798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 7,673 15,346 23,019 46,038 53,711 69,057 107,422 138,114 161,133 322,266 483,399 and 966,798, with no remainder.

Since 966,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 966,798, it is not a prime number.


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