Q: Is 978,882 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,882 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,882 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 978882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 163,147 326,294 489,441 and 978,882, with no remainder.

Since 978,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,882, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,880	978,881	978,883	978,884
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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