Q: Is 978,298 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,298 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 978298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 509 961 1,018 1,922 15,779 31,558 489,149 and 978,298, with no remainder.

Since 978,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,298, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,296	978,297	978,299	978,300
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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