Q: Is 978,451 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,451 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,451 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 978451 can be evenly divided by 1 71 13,781 and 978,451, with no remainder.

Since 978,451 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,451, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,449	978,450	978,452	978,453
Prime?	yes	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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