Q: Is 980,973 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 980,973 is not a prime number.

Why is 980,973 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 980973 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 63 69 161 207 483 677 1,449 2,031 4,739 6,093 14,217 15,571 42,651 46,713 108,997 140,139 326,991 and 980,973, with no remainder.

Since 980,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 980,973, it is not a prime number.


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