Q: Is 978,397 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,397 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,397 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 978397 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 59 103 161 413 721 1,357 2,369 6,077 9,499 16,583 42,539 139,771 and 978,397, with no remainder.

Since 978,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,397, it is not a prime number.


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