Q: Is 977,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,562 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 977562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 43 54 86 129 258 387 421 774 842 1,161 1,263 2,322 2,526 3,789 7,578 11,367 18,103 22,734 36,206 54,309 108,618 162,927 325,854 488,781 and 977,562, with no remainder.

Since 977,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,562, 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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