Q: Is 978,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,342 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 978342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 97 123 194 246 291 582 1,681 3,362 3,977 5,043 7,954 10,086 11,931 23,862 163,057 326,114 489,171 and 978,342, with no remainder.

Since 978,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,342, 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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