Q: Is 977,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,000 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 977000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 500 977 1,000 1,954 3,908 4,885 7,816 9,770 19,540 24,425 39,080 48,850 97,700 122,125 195,400 244,250 488,500 and 977,000, with no remainder.

Since 977,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,000, it is not a prime number.


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