Q: Is 978,301 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,301 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,301 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 978301 can be evenly divided by 1 41 107 223 4,387 9,143 23,861 and 978,301, with no remainder.

Since 978,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,301, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,299	978,300	978,302	978,303
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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