Q: Is 978,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 978,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,960 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 978960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 4,079 8,158 12,237 16,316 20,395 24,474 32,632 40,790 48,948 61,185 65,264 81,580 97,896 122,370 163,160 195,792 244,740 326,320 489,480 and 978,960, with no remainder.

Since 978,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,960, it is not a prime number.


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