Q: Is 978,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,340 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 978340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 4,447 8,894 17,788 22,235 44,470 48,917 88,940 97,834 195,668 244,585 489,170 and 978,340, with no remainder.

Since 978,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,340, 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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