Q: Is 978,974 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,974 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 978974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 489,487 and 978,974, with no remainder.

Since 978,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,974, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,972	978,973	978,975	978,976
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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