Q: Is 977,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,960 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 977960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 920 1,063 2,126 4,252 5,315 8,504 10,630 21,260 24,449 42,520 48,898 97,796 122,245 195,592 244,490 488,980 and 977,960, with no remainder.

Since 977,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,960, it is not a prime number.


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