Q: Is 978,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,422 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 978422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 43 62 86 367 734 1,333 2,666 11,377 15,781 22,754 31,562 489,211 and 978,422, with no remainder.

Since 978,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,422, 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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