Q: Is 971,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 971,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 971,970 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 971970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 179 181 358 362 537 543 895 905 1,074 1,086 1,790 1,810 2,685 2,715 5,370 5,430 32,399 64,798 97,197 161,995 194,394 323,990 485,985 and 971,970, with no remainder.

Since 971,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,970, it is not a prime number.


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