Q: Is 970,983 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 970,983 is not a prime number.

Why is 970,983 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 970983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 43 117 129 193 387 559 579 1,677 1,737 2,509 5,031 7,527 8,299 22,581 24,897 74,691 107,887 323,661 and 970,983, with no remainder.

Since 970,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 970,983, it is not a prime number.


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