Q: Is 978,908 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,908 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 978908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 34,961 69,922 139,844 244,727 489,454 and 978,908, with no remainder.

Since 978,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,908, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,906	978,907	978,909	978,910
Prime?	no	yes	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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