Q: Is 978,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,020 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 978020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 395 619 790 1,238 1,580 2,476 3,095 6,190 12,380 48,901 97,802 195,604 244,505 489,010 and 978,020, with no remainder.

Since 978,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,020, it is not a prime number.


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