Q: Is 978,370 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,370 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,370 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 978370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 227 431 454 862 1,135 2,155 2,270 4,310 97,837 195,674 489,185 and 978,370, with no remainder.

Since 978,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,370, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,368	978,369	978,371	978,372
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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