Q: Is 978,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,372 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 978372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 9,059 18,118 27,177 36,236 54,354 81,531 108,708 163,062 244,593 326,124 489,186 and 978,372, with no remainder.

Since 978,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,372, 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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