Q: Is 978,327 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,327 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,327 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 978327 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 53 63 159 293 371 477 879 1,113 2,051 2,637 3,339 6,153 15,529 18,459 46,587 108,703 139,761 326,109 and 978,327, with no remainder.

Since 978,327 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,327, 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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