Q: Is 978,627 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,627 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,627 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 978627 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 23 39 69 299 897 1,091 3,273 14,183 25,093 42,549 75,279 326,209 and 978,627, with no remainder.

Since 978,627 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,627, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,625	978,626	978,628	978,629
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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