Q: Is 968,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 968,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 968,976 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 968976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 432 2,243 4,486 6,729 8,972 13,458 17,944 20,187 26,916 35,888 40,374 53,832 60,561 80,748 107,664 121,122 161,496 242,244 322,992 484,488 and 968,976, with no remainder.

Since 968,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 968,976, it is not a prime number.


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