Q: Is 977,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,571 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 977571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 59 63 177 263 413 531 789 1,239 1,841 2,367 3,717 5,523 15,517 16,569 46,551 108,619 139,653 325,857 and 977,571, with no remainder.

Since 977,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,571, 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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