Q: Is 978,801 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,801 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,801 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 978801 can be evenly divided by 1 3 431 757 1,293 2,271 326,267 and 978,801, with no remainder.

Since 978,801 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,801, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,799	978,800	978,802	978,803
Prime?	yes	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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