Q: Is 971,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 971,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 971,540 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 971540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 620 1,567 3,134 6,268 7,835 15,670 31,340 48,577 97,154 194,308 242,885 485,770 and 971,540, with no remainder.

Since 971,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,540, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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