Q: Is 973,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 973,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 973,998 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 973998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 306 459 918 1,061 2,122 3,183 6,366 9,549 18,037 19,098 28,647 36,074 54,111 57,294 108,222 162,333 324,666 486,999 and 973,998, with no remainder.

Since 973,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 973,998, 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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