Q: Is 978,578 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,578 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 978578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 379 758 1,291 2,582 489,289 and 978,578, with no remainder.

Since 978,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,578, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,576	978,577	978,579	978,580
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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