Q: Is 977,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 977,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 977,976 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 977976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 47 51 68 72 94 102 136 141 153 188 204 282 289 306 376 408 423 564 578 612 799 846 867 1,128 1,156 1,224 1,598 1,692 1,734 2,312 2,397 2,601 3,196 3,384 3,468 4,794 5,202 6,392 6,936 7,191 9,588 10,404 13,583 14,382 19,176 20,808 27,166 28,764 40,749 54,332 57,528 81,498 108,664 122,247 162,996 244,494 325,992 488,988 and 977,976, with no remainder.

Since 977,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 977,976, 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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