Q: Is 978,938 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,938 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 978938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 86 11,383 22,766 489,469 and 978,938, with no remainder.

Since 978,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,938, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,936	978,937	978,939	978,940
Prime?	no	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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