Q: Is 978,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,021 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 978021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 37 89 99 111 267 297 333 407 801 979 999 1,221 2,403 2,937 3,293 3,663 8,811 9,879 10,989 26,433 29,637 36,223 88,911 108,669 326,007 and 978,021, with no remainder.

Since 978,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,021, 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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