Q: Is 978,718 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,718 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,718 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 978718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 37,643 75,286 489,359 and 978,718, with no remainder.

Since 978,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,718, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,716	978,717	978,719	978,720
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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