Q: Is 971,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 971,988 is 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 971988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 107 214 321 428 642 757 1,284 1,514 2,271 3,028 4,542 9,084 80,999 161,998 242,997 323,996 485,994 and 971,988, with no remainder.
Since 971,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 971,988, it is not a prime number.