Q: Is 978,841 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,841 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,841 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 978841 can be evenly divided by 1 401 2,441 and 978,841, with no remainder.

Since 978,841 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,841, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,839	978,840	978,842	978,843
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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