Q: Is 97,983 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,983 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,983 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 97983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 171 191 513 573 1,719 3,629 5,157 10,887 32,661 and 97,983, with no remainder.

Since 97,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,983, it is not a prime number.


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