Q: Is 978,735 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,735 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,735 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 978735 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 71 213 355 919 1,065 2,757 4,595 13,785 65,249 195,747 326,245 and 978,735, with no remainder.

Since 978,735 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,735, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,733	978,734	978,736	978,737
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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