Q: Is 978,473 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 978,473 is a prime number.

Why is 978,473 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 978473 can be evenly divided by 1 and 978,473, with no remainder.

Since 978,473 can be divided by just 1 and 978,473, it is a prime number.

Number	978,471	978,472	978,474	978,475
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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