Q: Is 978,987 a Prime Number?

A: No, 978,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 978,987 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 978987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 177 5,531 16,593 326,329 and 978,987, with no remainder.

Since 978,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 978,987, it is not a prime number.

Number	978,985	978,986	978,988	978,989
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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