Q: Is 978,678 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,678 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 978678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 54,371 108,742 163,113 326,226 489,339 and 978,678, with no remainder.

Since 978,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,678, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,676	978,677	978,679	978,680
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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