Q: Is 978,997 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 978,997 is a prime number.

Why is 978,997 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 978997 can be evenly divided by 1 and 978,997, with no remainder.

Since 978,997 can be divided by just 1 and 978,997, it is a prime number.

Number	978,995	978,996	978,998	978,999
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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