Q: Is 978,246 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,246 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 978246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 54,347 108,694 163,041 326,082 489,123 and 978,246, with no remainder.

Since 978,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,246, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,244	978,245	978,247	978,248
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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