Q: Is 978,721 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,721 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,721 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 978721 can be evenly divided by 1 29 33,749 and 978,721, with no remainder.

Since 978,721 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,721, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,719	978,720	978,722	978,723
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).

General Questions

Factoring Questions

Calculation Questions

Miscellaneous Questions