Q: Is 971,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 971,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 971,888 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 971888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 23 38 46 76 92 139 152 184 278 304 368 437 556 874 1,112 1,748 2,224 2,641 3,197 3,496 5,282 6,394 6,992 10,564 12,788 21,128 25,576 42,256 51,152 60,743 121,486 242,972 485,944 and 971,888, with no remainder.

Since 971,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,888, it is not a prime number.


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