Q: Is 978,602 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,602 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 978602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 109 134 218 4,489 7,303 8,978 14,606 489,301 and 978,602, with no remainder.

Since 978,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,602, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,600	978,601	978,603	978,604
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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