Q: Is 978,711 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,711 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,711 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 978711 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 73 109 123 219 327 2,993 4,469 7,957 8,979 13,407 23,871 326,237 and 978,711, with no remainder.

Since 978,711 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,711, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,709	978,710	978,712	978,713
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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