Q: Is 978,869 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,869 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,869 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 978869 can be evenly divided by 1 47 59 353 2,773 16,591 20,827 and 978,869, with no remainder.

Since 978,869 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,869, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,867	978,868	978,870	978,871
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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