Q: Is 978,147 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,147 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,147 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 978147 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 251 433 753 1,299 2,259 3,897 108,683 326,049 and 978,147, with no remainder.

Since 978,147 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,147, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,145	978,146	978,148	978,149
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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