Q: Is 977,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,536 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 977536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 112 128 224 448 896 1,091 2,182 4,364 7,637 8,728 15,274 17,456 30,548 34,912 61,096 69,824 122,192 139,648 244,384 488,768 and 977,536, with no remainder.

Since 977,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,536, 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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