Q: Is 978,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,800 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 978800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 2,447 4,894 9,788 12,235 19,576 24,470 39,152 48,940 61,175 97,880 122,350 195,760 244,700 489,400 and 978,800, with no remainder.

Since 978,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,800, it is not a prime number.


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